Scene to read · Problem solving, Collaboration
Fifty each
You rent a room in a shared house with two housemates, Hideo and Bushra.
The washing machine, which belongs to the landlord, broke on Monday, and he says a replacement will take three or four weeks. In the laundry corner, your housemates have each made up their minds, and you would pay a third of any cost.
The scene
Hideo: There's a used one for one-fifty, delivered today. Fifty each and we're done.
Bushra: It's the landlord's machine. Pay once and he'll never fix anything again.
Hideo: The laundromat is two buses away. My back can't carry bags for a month.
Bushra: And I can't spare fifty for his job. So you're the tiebreaker.
The two questions
- 1What would you suggest to Hideo and Bushra?
- 2When a problem is someone else's responsibility to fix but you are the ones living with it, how do you decide whether to fix it yourselves?
What raters look for
- Problem solving
- Gathers facts before acting, considers options and consequences, and chooses a workable next step.
- 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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