Scene to read · Motivation, Collaboration
Done in twenty minutes
You fix bikes on Saturday mornings at a community repair co-op.
The co-op lets its mechanics choose their repairs. For three weeks Petra, the most experienced, has said she would walk you through a wheel rebuild, and today is her last shift before a two-month trip. You have patched five flats this morning while she works on a wheel. Lourdes, a customer, wheels her bike up to the workstand.
The scene
Lourdes: Hi, sorry. My back tire's flat, and I start work at ten.
Petra: That one's yours. Flats go to the newer mechanics, I'm on the wheel.
Lourdes: I don't mind who does it. I can't be late again.
Petra: I did say I'd show you. But I'll be done in twenty minutes. Take the flat?
The two questions
- 1What would you do, and what would you say to Petra?
- 2Describe a time you were given the dull part of a shared job. How did you keep yourself motivated?
What raters look for
- Motivation
- Shows genuine, sustained drive and a clear reason for choices, including when work is unglamorous.
- Collaboration
- Works toward a shared goal, shares credit and load, and repairs friction inside a team.
Answer scenarios like this on the real timers
Answer both questions on the clock, and get each one scored 1–9 the way raters score. Your first set is free, no card.
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