Another Weird Work Dream

I hadn't had any bad or weird dreams involving workplaces lately, but I had one last night.

In this dream, I was required to take a qualifying test for some reason which hadn't been fully explained. The manager was one of my old co-workers, who was an uptight and workaholic type person.

To take the test, I had to go into a small, hot, windowless room. I asked if the test would be based on what we studied in training, and the manager said, "No, it's about your general knowledge."

The test itself was composed of random, multicolored pieces of glossy paper that looked like advertising flyers. The flyers had different questions printed on them- you had to look very carefully to find the questions. I don't recall the questions now. The pieces kept falling to the floor, and then I would pick them up and return them to the table.

So, I answered all the questions, and then went into a huge conference room with an enormous table surrounded by office-type chairs. The manager called me to the head of the table where she was sitting, and told me I didn't pass the test. I missed one question; a 96% was required to pass, and I had a score of 94%.

I asked the manager which question I had missed, and she produced a light blue glossy piece of paper with a picture of a dolphin, and told me "You forgot to answer this one." (For some reason, the symbology of dolphins has something to do with missed opportunities and unrealized fulfillment for me. I have had this come up in dreams before.)

I asked what the test would be used for; she was vague, and said, "Well, that depends....." I then reminded her of my upcoming departure date from the company, and I asked her if the test would be useful for anything else. She looked thoughtful for a moment, and said, "Well, I'm not really sure."

The last part of the dream I remember was that I was looking for the exit, and couldn't find it.