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When I took the GRE in 2017, I got a really bad bloody nose right when the test started and I couldn't pause the test. The person monitoring wouldn't let me ha

When I took the GRE in 2017, I got a really bad bloody nose right when the test started and I couldn't pause the test. The person monitoring wouldn't let me have a bunch of tissues at the computer (Perhaps due to cheating concerns), so each time I needed a new tissue I had to raise my hand and she gave me one. I didn't end up scoring very well.

ipython 3y ago
Sounds like you should have bled all over the computer and let them deal with it. The lack of empathy they showed is abhorrent. Ugh. I’m sorry to hear that.
- listenallyall 3y ago
  That's like suggesting you trash a hotel room because of some grievance with corporate policy. What actually happens is some innocent housekeeper gets stuck cleaning up the mess you made. The local test proctors are tasked with following very strict procedures and not given any room for discretion, especially if the testee isn't voluntarily withdrawing. It has nothing to do with an individual lack of empathy.
  - bllguo 3y ago
    ironic. they demonstrate the exact lack of empathy they think they are deriding
  - Retric 3y ago
    > What actually happens is some innocent housekeeper gets stuck cleaning up the mess you made. Thus costing the company money which, was the ultimate goal. One person doing this can be thought of as an asshole, when a meaningful percent of people behave this way you get actual change and or lawsuits.
  - anigbrowl 3y ago
    No it isn't, nothing is being trashed. The proctors should be better trained instead of required to behave like unsympathetic robots.
    - listenallyall 3y ago
      The fact that the proctor refused to break protocol while the test was in-session demonstrates proper training.
      - throwaway48r7r 3y ago
        Do you think they have a written tissue protocol?
        throwaway2037 3y ago
        Absolutely.
        throwaway48r7r 3y ago
        I find that kind of hilarious. Especially as they are the ones providing the tissues.
- harkinian 3y ago
  This happened to me during a written final exam, and yes I bled on the test a bit. Was using one hand to control the bleeding, but sometimes I had to turn pages, plus it was dripping all down my arm. Even the digital scan showed my bloody fingerprints on every page plus some large drop stains.
cute_boi 3y ago
The way some people have zero empathy hurts me a lot....

ipython 3y ago

Sounds like you should have bled all over the computer and let them deal with it. The lack of empathy they showed is abhorrent. Ugh. I’m sorry to hear that.

listenallyall 3y ago
That's like suggesting you trash a hotel room because of some grievance with corporate policy. What actually happens is some innocent housekeeper gets stuck cleaning up the mess you made. The local test proctors are tasked with following very strict procedures and not given any room for discretion, especially if the testee isn't voluntarily withdrawing. It has nothing to do with an individual lack of empathy.
- bllguo 3y ago
  ironic. they demonstrate the exact lack of empathy they think they are deriding
- Retric 3y ago
  > What actually happens is some innocent housekeeper gets stuck cleaning up the mess you made. Thus costing the company money which, was the ultimate goal. One person doing this can be thought of as an asshole, when a meaningful percent of people behave this way you get actual change and or lawsuits.
- anigbrowl 3y ago
  No it isn't, nothing is being trashed. The proctors should be better trained instead of required to behave like unsympathetic robots.
  - listenallyall 3y ago
    The fact that the proctor refused to break protocol while the test was in-session demonstrates proper training.
    - throwaway48r7r 3y ago
      Do you think they have a written tissue protocol?
      - throwaway2037 3y ago
        Absolutely.
        throwaway48r7r 3y ago
        I find that kind of hilarious. Especially as they are the ones providing the tissues.
harkinian 3y ago
This happened to me during a written final exam, and yes I bled on the test a bit. Was using one hand to control the bleeding, but sometimes I had to turn pages, plus it was dripping all down my arm. Even the digital scan showed my bloody fingerprints on every page plus some large drop stains.

cute_boi 3y ago

The way some people have zero empathy hurts me a lot....