No box is big enough

Some jobs that I apply for ask questions like:

"I am cheerful even when there are problems."

"I feel upset when things change at the last minute at work."

or

Choose one that describes you more: I am - A - Joyful or B- Content

The intent of these questions are clear - to weed out those that seem to live under the circumstances.

I am very well aware of the fact that I might live under the circumstances. Call me childish, but indeed, I do have trouble looking cheerful amidst so many problems. Sometimes it is hard for me to flex when situations change last minute. And, when given a choice between joyful or content - I am stuck.

Does this make me a bad employee? A bad human? Underdeveloped?

Teaching kids, it is different for me. It is much easier to sacrifice what I am feeling for their sake. I don't expect a child to know, understand, or even desire to know about me. It's my job to teach and I'm okay with that. With adults, it is much harder for me. I suppose I have a different expectation on adults. I expect adults to understand the many factors that make us who we are - an idea that cannot ever be limited to multiple choices or check boxes.

Example - what is your most recent job and who was your supervisor? My most recent job is actually four different jobs and my supervisor is the Internet platform that assigns me the jobs. Okay, I suppose you could say my supervisor is Human Resources, but then it asks for the first name (Human?) and last name (Resources?).

Then it will ask for my addresses for the past ten years in order to do a criminal background check. That's another fun one. I run into a few problems. For 2001 to 2002 I traveled abroad. For a few months here and there I was in between homes. Last year I lived in Kusadasi for five months. Do they really want the address to Kusadasi? Okay . . . 17 Akdeniz Cadasi . . . county of Aydin.

Do you plan on taking any days off in the next 6 months? Really?!? Well, yes.

What can I say? I am a hard worker. Loyal to a fault. Sometimes resentful. Hire me.

I have been trying to get some financial advice for a pile of issues, but it's like I told our advisor: the problem with this plan is that it doesn't fit in life. I can take a guess at how much I will make this month - if I get a job everyday, I can approximate how much money I can divide up to our different debtors, but the fact is: if Tolga's family can't come up with the money for the month's house payment, this is where all of our earnings will go because they are four family members that we are committed to first.