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 kemayo on Monday February 12, 2024 @08:10PM (#39353030)

I mean, from the perspective of the manager, you really don't want an employee who's going to run out of the store to return an amount of money that won't matter to the customer. One can understand a peculiar value system, and also think that the conclusions it reaches are bad for your situation. (See also: "it's okay to take money from the cash register if I need it".)

I also think that going from that question to them stealing your wages can only be fairly analogized if it's a similarly insignificant amount. Is it wage theft if they underpay me by $0.02? Yes. Does it really matter? Not to me.

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Re:I applied for a SW role at FedEx and had to take this biz... by yvan-eht-nioj on Monday February 12, 2024 @08:25PM (#39353148)

I suppose it depends if you believe in principle over pragmatism.

Personally, for me the amount is irrelevant; action and intent is what matters, so in some contexts $0.02 would absolutely matter to me.

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Re:I applied for a SW role at FedEx and had to take this biz... by lmm on Tuesday February 13, 2024 @12:31AM (#39354789)

If getting on with your job when a customer has left $0.02 on the counter would be such a severe violation of your principles, you're likely unsuitable for jobs.

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Re:I applied for a SW role at FedEx and had to take this biz... by yvan-eht-nioj on Tuesday February 13, 2024 @06:59AM (#39356853)

The question is hypothetical rather than practical, and in many roles (civil service, accountancy, law) demonstrated principles are a fundamental requirement.

The premise of the manager's hypothetical question was to determine whether someone is dishonest, which is flawed.

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Re:I applied for a SW role at FedEx and had to take this biz... by AndrewKemendo on Tuesday February 13, 2024 @02:15PM (#39361527)

As someone who has hired 100+ people over the years, I’m choosing the principled person over the unprincipled one every single time

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Re:I applied for a SW role at FedEx and had to take this biz... by lupire on Tuesday February 13, 2024 @04:01PM (#39362781)

I hire people with reasonable principles. Understanding transaction costs and personal responsibility is a principle.

Rigid, extreme fundamentalists with over-simplified principles are not good employees.

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Re:I applied for a SW role at FedEx and had to take this biz... by rendaw on Monday February 12, 2024 @11:01PM (#39354213)

I'm guessing the only choices were "run after them" and "steal it"

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Re:I applied for a SW role at FedEx and had to take this biz... by kemayo on Tuesday February 13, 2024 @10:21AM (#39358400)

It's been quite a long time (like, 20 years), but I think the choices were something like "take it for yourself", "put it in the register", "leave it on the counter", and "chase the customer down".

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Re:I applied for a SW role at FedEx and had to take this biz... by johnnyanmac on Monday February 12, 2024 @11:57PM (#39354586)

I mean, that's why the tests are BS. The real answer for 2 cents is maybe a quick "sir your change" but otherwise nothing. But some HR filters expect you to brown nose and act like you'll move heaven and earth to give maximum QoL to a McDonandls customer taking To-Go.

>Is it wage theft if they underpay me by $0.02? Yes. Does it really matter? Not to me.

well: being pedantic, 2 cents an hour done constantly adds up to $40 a year. If we're talking minimum wage, every dollar counts.

That's part of the issue, a lot of wage theft happens to those who need it the most. But they also tend to be the most exploitable.

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