A hotel wants to recruit waiters and asks the interviewers a question to test their adaptability: If you accidentally enter a woman's room, and she happens to be taking a shower, and she also spots you, what should you do next? manage?

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I have heard of such an interview question.

A hotel is recruiting waiters, and a question is asked to test the adaptability of the interviewees: If you accidentally enter a woman's room, and she happens to be taking a shower, and she also spots you, what should you do next? what to do?

Some people say they should apologize immediately and show that they didn't mean to intrude.

Another group of people said to pretend not to notice and exit the room as quickly as possible.

Although the candidates' answers were expressed in different ways, the general idea was that they admitted that they had seen the other person, and sincerely apologized and asked for forgiveness. The other is to resolutely refuse to admit that you saw someone in the room, leaving the other person speechless.

Of course, none of the applicants who gave these two types of answers were hired. The waiter who was finally hired gave this answer. He said: I will quit as soon as possible and apologize at the door. "Sir, I'm sorry to disturb you." To you."

"Sir" perfectly resolved the embarrassment, not only admitting his mistake, but also saving the lady's face.

There are too many similar things in life. The reason why wise people can easily solve problems is mostly because they know how to "play dumb" in interpersonal communication.

There are too many things in this world that cannot be fully understood. Only by muddling through can you gain peace.

Relationships between people cannot escape face no matter what. Therefore, maintaining respect is the foundation for a long-term and stable relationship.

When the truth is embarrassing, you have to know how to beautify it. Sometimes, although a conversation that is too straightforward is sincere, it will inevitably make the other party lose face.

From ancient times to the present, truly smart people know how to act stupid when interacting with others.

The life experience of Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty , is well known to everyone. Not only is he not related to the nobles, he can even be said to have been born as a beggar.

When Zhu Yuanzhang was a child, his family was very poor. He went hungry to herd cattle every day. In order not to starve to death, he and a few friends often got some wild vegetables and other things to eat in the wild.

By the time he ascended the throne, everything was over. Several of his friends heard that their childhood playmates had become prosperous, and they also wanted to come forward and seek official positions.

One of them was smarter when he was young. When he saw Zhu Yuanzhang, he immediately threw himself on the ground, knelt down and kowtowed and said with tears in his eyes: "Long live my lord. Back then, I accompanied you to sweep Luzhou Prefecture and break Canzhou. City. Marshal Tang is on the run, capture General Dou, and the red boy is a soldier, thanks to General Cai..."

Zhu Yuanzhang wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes while listening to the past plot that only each other could understand. Sure enough, he still remembered that he had eaten Life is hard, and when I think of the past, I can't help but feel sad and arouse feelings of homesickness.

So, with a lot of emotions, I gave this guy a huge reward.

This incident quickly spread back to his hometown. When another child heard about it, he immediately remembered that he was present when he was eating boiled beans, so he also ran to the capital to get an official position.

After he saw Zhu Yuanzhang, he didn't even notice where he was. He ignored the civil and military officials around him and opened his mouth to come. While shouting Zhu Yuanzhang's nickname, he told about the embarrassing things in the past: "Chongba, you can do it, don't look at the shit you are doing now, do you still remember when we were herding cows together when we were young?

Your family is too poor to open the door. I was so hungry every day that I felt dizzy. One time we stole other people's beans and cooked them by the river.

You were the one who had the most fun the whole time. You even broke the earthen pot in which the beans were cooked and almost choked while eating them on the ground. Die.

If I hadn't used banana leaves to fill you with water, the consequences would have been disastrous. Hahahaha..." The ignorant man said a lot without noticing that Zhu Yuanzhang's face turned black with anger , civil and military officials are also trying hard to suppress laughter.

Just when he was about to continue talking, he heard Zhu Yuanzhang shout: "How bold! Where did you come from, lunatic, drag him out and chop him up."

This young boy who came to ask for a reward never expected that he was talking about the same thing. Things, others are rewarded, and oneself is given death.

are obviously the truth, but the endings are different. This is the skill of expression. Although some things are true, they cannot be told truthfully regardless of the occasion. Sometimes "hypocrisy" and "pretending to be stupid" are really smart.

As the old saying goes: "It's rare to be confused." What is really rare is not being confused, but pretending to be confused while pretending to understand.

Human nature loves to show off. Whenever you have some inside information, you can't help but reveal it to others, just to make yourself look smart.

And truly smart people do not necessarily perform well, but more often know how to hide their clumsiness.

"Sun Tzu's Art of War - Planning for Attack" says: "Know the enemy and yourself, and you will not be in danger in a hundred battles. If you don't know the enemy but know yourself, you will win and lose every time. If you don't know the enemy and yourself, you will be in danger in every battle."

A wise man will not expose his true ability easily. Only by remaining silent to the outside world can you gain unexpected gains when dealing with the world.

You must know that deliberately telling a mistake is deception, knowing but not telling is just a strategy.

As the saying goes: "You must not have the intention to harm others, and you must have the intention to guard against others." In the process of interpersonal communication, you cannot deceive, but you must not be too honest.

In the face of embarrassment, pretending to be stupid is the best way to resolve it.

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