Video scene · 0:20 · Motivation, Empathy
Two months from done
You are the senior baker at a neighborhood bakery.
Leo is ten months into a one-year apprenticeship that the owner, Mrs. Brandt, has paid for. A delivery company has offered him a job that pays more and starts Monday. At four in the morning, by the ovens, he tells her.
What's said in the scene
Leo: It's six dollars more an hour, and no three a.m. alarms.
Mrs. Brandt: Two months from your certificate, and you walk away? I trained you for this.
Leo: I'm grateful. But I have rent, and I'm tired.
Mrs. Brandt: You were him once. Tell him what you'd do.
The two questions
- 1What would you say to Leo and Mrs. Brandt?
- 2How do you decide whether to finish something when a better short-term option appears?
What raters look for
- Motivation
- Shows genuine, sustained drive and a clear reason for choices, including when work is unglamorous.
- Empathy
- Recognizes what others feel and need, and lets that shape the response without losing judgment.
Answer scenarios like this on the real timers
Watch the scene once, record your answers, and get each one scored 1–9 the way raters score. Your first set is free, no card.
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