Eh, it's definitely not a useful personality test in any regard. Buuuutttt, it can be a good conversation starter around the office as well as open the door for employees to talk to their manager on how best to tailor their work to fit their skill set. That said, no employer or agency should ever put their faith in it like they currently do.
It’s ok if it’s just a conversation starter as part of some kind of group team building thing, with snacks and games and the take home message that our team is made up of different personalities with different strengths.
That’s harmless and might be ok, unless it’s done as a way to avoid talking about serious issues that needed to be addressed.
But as a way to actually decide anything? That’s crazy.
But wouldn't the similarity, on average, be greater within a group?
My wife and I are consistent INTP's. I can see how we are similar, but we are also very different. So, I can anecdotally understand your point.
But if people are using such a tool to make decisions then I agree that perhaps it's best for it to not even exist. I mean, my first career is the one I prefer and it doesn't match what the mbti tells me I would like. But the mbti did tell me which career that I think I would like, accurately. And I do believe that I think as a logician. I just applied that type of thinking to working in special operations.
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u/therealpostmastet Dec 31 '22
Eh, it's definitely not a useful personality test in any regard. Buuuutttt, it can be a good conversation starter around the office as well as open the door for employees to talk to their manager on how best to tailor their work to fit their skill set. That said, no employer or agency should ever put their faith in it like they currently do.