I applied for a SW role at FedEx and had to take this bizarre personality test

Re:I applied for a SW role at FedEx and had to take this biz... by mvdtnz on Monday February 12, 2024 @12:42PM (#39347840)

I have never seen "software" abbreviated to SW before. Let's not do that.

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Re:I applied for a SW role at FedEx and had to take this biz... by foolofat00k on Monday February 12, 2024 @12:45PM (#39347880)

It's very common. Kind of fascinating that you've never seen it.

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Re:I applied for a SW role at FedEx and had to take this biz... by Maro on Monday February 12, 2024 @12:47PM (#39347902)

SWE is a common abbreviation for Software Engineer. Others: PM, DE, PE, DS, UX, QA, etc.

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Re:I applied for a SW role at FedEx and had to take this biz... by acheron on Monday February 12, 2024 @03:36PM (#39350125)

> SWE is a common abbreviation for Software Engineer

This only started in the past 10 years or so, and I don't think I've ever actually seen it in real life. I don't live in SF though -- I assumed it was something Google did and all the SF types slavishly copied.

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Re:I applied for a SW role at FedEx and had to take this biz... by JohnFen on Monday February 12, 2024 @04:54PM (#39351058)

I think I started seeing it about 25 years ago, and I'm nowhere near SF/SV.

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Re:I applied for a SW role at FedEx and had to take this biz... by dgrin91 on Monday February 12, 2024 @12:43PM (#39347849)

It's pretty common

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Re:I applied for a SW role at FedEx and had to take this biz... by icedchai on Monday February 12, 2024 @12:47PM (#39347904)

It's very common. Ever hear of SWE or SWET? Based on the context of this site, what did you think they were applying for?

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Re:I applied for a SW role at FedEx and had to take this biz... by toast0 on Monday February 12, 2024 @01:50PM (#39348714)

> Ever hear of SWE or SWET?

Yeah, the Society of Women Engineers is a pretty big deal. I'm not too familiar with their org, so I dunno what SWET would be.

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Re:I applied for a SW role at FedEx and had to take this biz... by dailyplanet on Monday February 12, 2024 @02:49PM (#39349467)

SE is probably the better choice, instead of SWE.

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Re:I applied for a SW role at FedEx and had to take this biz... by sevagh on Monday February 12, 2024 @01:19PM (#39348320)

OK, sorry boss.

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Re:I applied for a SW role at FedEx and had to take this biz... by kurthr on Monday February 12, 2024 @12:48PM (#39347922)

Wait till you see HW (hardware) and FW (firmware).

People who regularly have to work with a mixture of these will abbreviate them. You'll see them everywhere now.

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Re:I applied for a SW role at FedEx and had to take this biz... by halfcat on Monday February 12, 2024 @01:08PM (#39348184)

Wait until they hear about upgrading the FW on the FW! [1]

[1] firewall

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