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 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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