Sunday, January 7, 2018

Emphasis Mine

Interesting bits of a work-personality report. Pretty accurate, as far as it goes. Any emphasis is mine, not theirs.

You have shown that you have strong emotional reactions to problems in the work place. This means you are probably a very genuine and sincere person who others enjoy being around. But it also means that major setbacks at work can take their toll on you. You are especially sensitive to interpersonal setbacks such as very unhappy customers and angry bosses. Because of this, you typically try to separate stresses in work and personal life, but may not succeed. It is important to you that you are able to rely on others to provide the direction and resources necessary for you to get your work done. You do not mind minor day-to-day changes, but are uneasy with larger changes, especially when you are not given sufficient reasons as to the reason for the changes

You work very well in groups because you are adaptable and cooperative. Beyond those attributes, you also enjoy the company of other people. More than most people, you have an interest in and the ability to work very effectively in group situations. You are very well suited to work in team-oriented environments. In most situations, you are dependable and cooperative. Usually people can trust you to do what you say you will do, but in certain situations you are willing to do something different. While you are dependable in most situations, sometimes you surprise people who were expecting something different from you.

Your work style indicates that you are motivated by other aspects of work than simply a drive to succeed. This internal motivation may simply be an appreciation for the work itself. It appears that results and achievements are not your primary reasons for coming to work. For this reason, you often must rely on other factors such as direction from supervisors, encouragement of co-workers and rewards such as pay to serve as your primary motivation at work. 

You do not seek out leadership roles. You do not see yourself as an assertive person and prefer to let others take the lead in most situations. Your interests are suited to team or individual roles more than to leadership roles. You choose to be less assertive than is sometimes necessary and you don't have a strong interest in influencing others unless it directly impacts your own results at work. Also, you can be unsure about whether you will actually succeed in influencing others so you may not persist as long as is necessary. You do not place much importance on being a leader, and you prefer not to lead unless it is in an instructional or teaching role. You are not motivated by power. Because of that, you do not look to take on leadership roles in most situations. 

You enjoy working in jobs that are not highly structured but with enough structure to ensure that the direction and available resources are sufficient to be successful. At the same time, you have a strong preference for working with others where your own outcomes depend on collective efforts of teams or groups. Your personal rewards and satisfaction at work comes primarily from a collaborative, interdependent work environment. Level of structure is not as important a consideration although you would not enjoy the extremes of very highly structured or completely unstructured settings. 

Your work style is  creative and innovative, although there are limits. Consistent with that, you are willing to work in new, uncharted areas where less is known as long as there are clear expectations about the objectives and limitations. You are well suited to this type of challenging, uncharted work that requires insight and creativity more than consistency and reliability. While you are willing to take some risks at work, there must be a significant amount of information about the degree of risk and the possible results before you would feel comfortable with the decision. 

Um, yes.

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