Originally Posted by
buzzpat
I was a 2001 hire. The rocking chair was gone but the psych guy sat in a chair that towered over the cushy chair that applicants had to sit in. Literally, you sank several feet lower. I think I recall my knees being higher than my head. Instead of sitting back, I leaned forward. It seems to have worked.
I was a 2001 hire too, but the shrink had a couch. I sat back in it. When he suggested I might have a death wish because I skydive, I laughed and said he had a definite death wish because he was a hang glider, (there was a picture of him hang gliding on his desk,) and I at least had a reserve parachute if something went wrong. He thought that was funny and laughed. Guess I passed.
I'm convinced the whole psych portion is to find your buttons, push them, and see how you react. Although, from some of the "Captain Happys" we have, I don't think it's 100% accurate.