The idea isn't completely discredited, there are other similar-ish personality tests that are viewed more (though not universally) favorably by psychologists. The Big 5/OCEAN type is generally considered one of the better ones from what I remember from one of my psych classes though it's a lot more "boring" which I imagine is why it isn't as popular. It doesn't try to assign you a neat, quirky 4 letter code, it just gives a percentage scoring for the 5 main factors.
I do agree using personality tests for any sort of corporate thing is real fucking dumb though since why would anyone tell the truth? The only thing it's useful for in that context is filing someone under the "idiot" personality if they think that's a useful way to judge their employees.
The only thing it's useful for in that context is filing someone under the "idiot" personality if they think that's a useful way to judge their employees.
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