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Re:I applied for a SW role at FedEx and had to take this biz... by nerdbert on Monday February 12, 2024 @08:20PM (#39353107)
I assumed that's the point - can you see things like a "normal" person does?
Re:I applied for a SW role at FedEx and had to take this biz... by datavirtue on Tuesday February 13, 2024 @12:21AM (#39354720)
This guy gets it.
Re:I applied for a SW role at FedEx and had to take this biz... by nitwit005 on Tuesday February 13, 2024 @12:29AM (#39354782)
These tests usually don't have a "normal" outcome, as they are intended to group people into categories.
Re:I applied for a SW role at FedEx and had to take this biz... by kqr on Tuesday February 13, 2024 @12:58AM (#39354932)
Normal was a bad choice of words. "How well are you able to empathise with the organisation" might be a better phrasing.
Re:I applied for a SW role at FedEx and had to take this biz... by red-iron-pine on Tuesday February 13, 2024 @09:25AM (#39357879)
how well are you able to guess what the test wants you to say, and game the system?

i remember doing these like 20 years ago when i got out out of the military and just needed a bartending job.

corp chain, had you take a bunch like "if I see an employee slacking off I'm 1) very offended, 2) slightly offended, 3) indifferent, 4) okay with it, or 5) very okay with it

it was obvious what answer they wanted, and empathy had nothing to do with it

Re:I applied for a SW role at FedEx and had to take this biz... by numpad0 on Tuesday February 13, 2024 @01:56AM (#39355270)
chaotic evil is a category.
Re:I applied for a SW role at FedEx and had to take this biz... by mewpmewp2 on Tuesday February 13, 2024 @05:45AM (#39356449)
So the goal is to avoid anyone on spectrum?
Re:I applied for a SW role at FedEx and had to take this biz... by lazide on Tuesday February 13, 2024 @09:03AM (#39357680)
The goal is to get the answers they want without saying it. They want people who will naturally know ‘the right thing’ to do to get paid by them, without them having to say it.

Folks on a spectrum are usually that way because they’re bad at already knowing that - or unwilling/unable to say it naturally. For various reasons.

Which is why the spectrum covers ‘disorders’ (aka things that make life suck sometimes/most of the time) instead of ‘awesomenesses’.

That said, there are advantages and utility where one can find niches and ways to adapt most of the time.

Being the same/reacting the same as everyone else, tends to get you the same results as everyone else. For better or worse.

Mixing in with the herd offers a lot of protection, as long as the whole herd isn’t being stampeded off a cliff by a smarter adversary.

You’re unlikely to starve either, but you’d better be good at eating grass other people have already crapped on/next to.