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Nerves When Being Tested By People And Over The Age Of 17?
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I have always been quizzed by family members or family friends and I would always get nervous and either answer the question wrong because of my nerves or answer the math question correctly after a few errors or I just end up sounded completely stupid. I m 21 now and because people say I look younger for my age, I think that is why I am still asked these questions. Recently my manager asked me a simple math question. SIMPLE! I was going on break and asked when she wanted me to return. She said come back in thirty minutes. Then she asked me what will the time be in 30 minutes. Now, I am average at math and of course I know that I have to add the minutes together in order to get the answers, but stupid me always gets all nervous and jittery even after all of these years and I literally started to answer the problem all wrong! It was so embarrassing to say the least. I have to go back to work tomorrow and I don t know if I can go back without feeling like a complete idiot. Does anyone have the same " I get nervous when tested out of nowhere" feelings and how do you handle them? Am I just crazy? I would appreciate any advice. Thanks!
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Yes, just look at what happened to Dianne Abbot. I'm usually okay but can recall some situations where I got flustered and came out with nonsense- I still remember a meeting now I had with my manager 30 years ago where I failed to explain something properly and he just thought I was numerically incompetent
Sorry, but in my opinion if you can't work out what the time will be in 1/2 an hour's time off the top of your head you have a problem.
If you can't do a simple addition such as adding 30 minutes you are not 'average' at maths you are well below average. It is something a 7 or 8 year old should be able to do in seconds.
If you can't do a simple addition such as adding 30 minutes you are not 'average' at maths you are well below average. It is something a 7 or 8 year old should be able to do in seconds.
If anybody asks me what I consider a condescending question, which this is, I would turn it around. In this case I would have said "why are you asking, can you not work it out for yourself?" Of course it depends on how well you know the person but if it's said jokingly they usually accept it and it gives you time to think of the answer if they still want it.
what an odd question for an employer to ask...and what an odd question for you to ask....I mean its usual to know how long breaks are so you don’t need to ask when you are wanted back. Personally I would be annoyed and offended if an employer said that to me....also your family quiz you? Tell them to go and do one.
Leslie, just to be clear, I was targeting Eddie's rather mean post with satire. As for your original problem: well, if it's nerves, or stress, they can always get the best of us sometimes. Are there other questions that make you "freeze up"? Have you ever explored ways to try and cope with this? I think there's something to be said for giving yourself a few seconds to calm down before considering the question, but maybe that's too simplistic.
@jim360 I reread your previous post. My sincerest apologies. I hope my response didn't sound rude as that was not my intent. (: Yes, anytime someone asks me a question I freeze up. I grew up in a very rural area and so I didn't really speak to many people because not many people were not around much. I moved to the more suburban area when I was a teen. It was a real adjustment. My relatives also lived in the suburbs and in the city. Whenever I would visit them they would ask me trivia questions like math and such. I have always been a quiet person and I never really did well with on the spot questions no matter if it was to test my academic skills or just to ask how am I doing that day. I guess I try not to seem "dumb" so I try to answer the questions being asked as quickly and hopefully clearly as possible. I get nervous in interviews as well. So I think it may be nerves which I find to be a bit annoying because it tends to make me look awkward. I will definitely try to give myself more time to think of the question before answering. (: Thanks!
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