I guess OP never applied for a job outside of software engineering? Other people have their own chain of pointless assessment centers and interviews with everyone to get that sweet rejection at the end.
I had a little brother that applied to Aldi’s. Like as a cashier and/or stocker. 3 interviews then rejection
Don’t know if it’s still a thing in hiring for minimum wage jobs - what I remember were all the meyers briggs and similar test. When someone tells me their personality type from one of those test, I instantly start thinking that they never had a retail hell job stage of their working life