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A manager in the office recently requested that his employees take the Myers-Briggs personality test. There was talk around the office that many developers are INTJ, because that personality suits the way developers work. I wonder what the distribution is among the CPers. I am a very strong INTJ. My wife calls me a hermit, my son says it fits perfectly, and my daughter (who has strong opinions about many things) is also an INTJ. After 7 hours, 42% INTJ INTJ 5 ISTP 2 ENTJ 2 ISTJ 2 ENTP 1
SS => Qualified in Submarines "We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm". Winston Churchill "Real programmers can write FORTRAN in any language". Unknown
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Sounds like a good theory to me. I took that test a while back for a psychology class and I am apparently an INTJ. Also, that seems odd that a manager would request that such a test be taken. A new form of discrimination?
Visual Studio is an excellent GUIIDE.
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A manager in the office recently requested that his employees take the Myers-Briggs personality test. There was talk around the office that many developers are INTJ, because that personality suits the way developers work. I wonder what the distribution is among the CPers. I am a very strong INTJ. My wife calls me a hermit, my son says it fits perfectly, and my daughter (who has strong opinions about many things) is also an INTJ. After 7 hours, 42% INTJ INTJ 5 ISTP 2 ENTJ 2 ISTJ 2 ENTP 1
SS => Qualified in Submarines "We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm". Winston Churchill "Real programmers can write FORTRAN in any language". Unknown
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Your post reminded me of those generic tests some potential employers give you. You know the ones that ask 5-6 times, How many pens have you stolen from previous employers or How many fistfights have you been in during the last 2 years. I had a recruiter tell me once after a test that I was trying to manipulate it. I told him the test was for morons. :)
OMG what's the BFD?
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A manager in the office recently requested that his employees take the Myers-Briggs personality test. There was talk around the office that many developers are INTJ, because that personality suits the way developers work. I wonder what the distribution is among the CPers. I am a very strong INTJ. My wife calls me a hermit, my son says it fits perfectly, and my daughter (who has strong opinions about many things) is also an INTJ. After 7 hours, 42% INTJ INTJ 5 ISTP 2 ENTJ 2 ISTJ 2 ENTP 1
SS => Qualified in Submarines "We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm". Winston Churchill "Real programmers can write FORTRAN in any language". Unknown
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Jim (SS) wrote:
I am a very strong INTJ.
Hey man, be more open-minded. :P
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A manager in the office recently requested that his employees take the Myers-Briggs personality test. There was talk around the office that many developers are INTJ, because that personality suits the way developers work. I wonder what the distribution is among the CPers. I am a very strong INTJ. My wife calls me a hermit, my son says it fits perfectly, and my daughter (who has strong opinions about many things) is also an INTJ. After 7 hours, 42% INTJ INTJ 5 ISTP 2 ENTJ 2 ISTJ 2 ENTP 1
SS => Qualified in Submarines "We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm". Winston Churchill "Real programmers can write FORTRAN in any language". Unknown
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http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp[^] Jim, I think INTPs are also common amongst devs. I am an ENTJ (Fieldmarshal).
Cheers, Vikram. (Proud to have finally cracked a CCC!)
"[INTJs] Like INTPs, they are most comfortable working alone and tend to be less sociable than other types." (from wikipedia) Sounds like a programmer to me. :)
SS => Qualified in Submarines "We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm". Winston Churchill "Real programmers can write FORTRAN in any language". Unknown
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A manager in the office recently requested that his employees take the Myers-Briggs personality test. There was talk around the office that many developers are INTJ, because that personality suits the way developers work. I wonder what the distribution is among the CPers. I am a very strong INTJ. My wife calls me a hermit, my son says it fits perfectly, and my daughter (who has strong opinions about many things) is also an INTJ. After 7 hours, 42% INTJ INTJ 5 ISTP 2 ENTJ 2 ISTJ 2 ENTP 1
SS => Qualified in Submarines "We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm". Winston Churchill "Real programmers can write FORTRAN in any language". Unknown
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Jim (SS) wrote:
A manager in the office recently requested that his employees take the Myers-Briggs personality test
Stop. Right. There. I would have serious objections if my employer asked me to take any kind of psychological assessment test. I don't care how the test is administered or who sees the results. It smacks of manipulation based on factors unrelated to your job performance.
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Sounds like a good theory to me. I took that test a while back for a psychology class and I am apparently an INTJ. Also, that seems odd that a manager would request that such a test be taken. A new form of discrimination?
Visual Studio is an excellent GUIIDE.
I think he was trying to see whether the test and descriptions were valid. Probably more playing than anything else.
SS => Qualified in Submarines "We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm". Winston Churchill "Real programmers can write FORTRAN in any language". Unknown
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A manager in the office recently requested that his employees take the Myers-Briggs personality test. There was talk around the office that many developers are INTJ, because that personality suits the way developers work. I wonder what the distribution is among the CPers. I am a very strong INTJ. My wife calls me a hermit, my son says it fits perfectly, and my daughter (who has strong opinions about many things) is also an INTJ. After 7 hours, 42% INTJ INTJ 5 ISTP 2 ENTJ 2 ISTJ 2 ENTP 1
SS => Qualified in Submarines "We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm". Winston Churchill "Real programmers can write FORTRAN in any language". Unknown
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Thats what I would like to find out. Is there a correlation between personality and job? That could prove or disprove validity.
SS => Qualified in Submarines "We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm". Winston Churchill "Real programmers can write FORTRAN in any language". Unknown
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A manager in the office recently requested that his employees take the Myers-Briggs personality test. There was talk around the office that many developers are INTJ, because that personality suits the way developers work. I wonder what the distribution is among the CPers. I am a very strong INTJ. My wife calls me a hermit, my son says it fits perfectly, and my daughter (who has strong opinions about many things) is also an INTJ. After 7 hours, 42% INTJ INTJ 5 ISTP 2 ENTJ 2 ISTJ 2 ENTP 1
SS => Qualified in Submarines "We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm". Winston Churchill "Real programmers can write FORTRAN in any language". Unknown
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Took a bunch of these years ago... They all pegged me as an INTJ... Might be a valid trend.
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A manager in the office recently requested that his employees take the Myers-Briggs personality test. There was talk around the office that many developers are INTJ, because that personality suits the way developers work. I wonder what the distribution is among the CPers. I am a very strong INTJ. My wife calls me a hermit, my son says it fits perfectly, and my daughter (who has strong opinions about many things) is also an INTJ. After 7 hours, 42% INTJ INTJ 5 ISTP 2 ENTJ 2 ISTJ 2 ENTP 1
SS => Qualified in Submarines "We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm". Winston Churchill "Real programmers can write FORTRAN in any language". Unknown
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I think he was trying to see whether the test and descriptions were valid. Probably more playing than anything else.
SS => Qualified in Submarines "We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm". Winston Churchill "Real programmers can write FORTRAN in any language". Unknown
Jim (SS) wrote:
Probably more playing than anything else
That's what he wants you to think. (half joke)
Visual Studio is an excellent GUIIDE.
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Thats what I would like to find out. Is there a correlation between personality and job? That could prove or disprove validity.
SS => Qualified in Submarines "We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm". Winston Churchill "Real programmers can write FORTRAN in any language". Unknown
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A manager in the office recently requested that his employees take the Myers-Briggs personality test. There was talk around the office that many developers are INTJ, because that personality suits the way developers work. I wonder what the distribution is among the CPers. I am a very strong INTJ. My wife calls me a hermit, my son says it fits perfectly, and my daughter (who has strong opinions about many things) is also an INTJ. After 7 hours, 42% INTJ INTJ 5 ISTP 2 ENTJ 2 ISTJ 2 ENTP 1
SS => Qualified in Submarines "We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm". Winston Churchill "Real programmers can write FORTRAN in any language". Unknown
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Jim (SS) wrote:
manager in the office recently requested that his employees take the Myers-Briggs personality test
Is that actually legal? To ask an employee to take a personality test?
cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP
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A manager in the office recently requested that his employees take the Myers-Briggs personality test. There was talk around the office that many developers are INTJ, because that personality suits the way developers work. I wonder what the distribution is among the CPers. I am a very strong INTJ. My wife calls me a hermit, my son says it fits perfectly, and my daughter (who has strong opinions about many things) is also an INTJ. After 7 hours, 42% INTJ INTJ 5 ISTP 2 ENTJ 2 ISTJ 2 ENTP 1
SS => Qualified in Submarines "We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm". Winston Churchill "Real programmers can write FORTRAN in any language". Unknown
modified on Tuesday, September 1, 2009 7:16 PM
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A manager in the office recently requested that his employees take the Myers-Briggs personality test. There was talk around the office that many developers are INTJ, because that personality suits the way developers work. I wonder what the distribution is among the CPers. I am a very strong INTJ. My wife calls me a hermit, my son says it fits perfectly, and my daughter (who has strong opinions about many things) is also an INTJ. After 7 hours, 42% INTJ INTJ 5 ISTP 2 ENTJ 2 ISTJ 2 ENTP 1
SS => Qualified in Submarines "We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm". Winston Churchill "Real programmers can write FORTRAN in any language". Unknown
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Jim (SS) wrote:
manager in the office recently requested that his employees take the Myers-Briggs personality test
Is that actually legal? To ask an employee to take a personality test?
cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP
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Thats what I would like to find out. Is there a correlation between personality and job? That could prove or disprove validity.
SS => Qualified in Submarines "We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm". Winston Churchill "Real programmers can write FORTRAN in any language". Unknown
Jim (SS) wrote:
Is there a correlation between personality and job?
IMO, yes! It's a safe bet at least one-third the people here would be INTPs and INTJs. Mind you, these types are very few in the general population. And if you go by the "the exception proves the rule" saying, consider me - I am an ENTJ and I do NOT want to remain a developer! I am looking to be a Business Analyst. [EDIT]Just to make it clear - I am NOT saying people should be hired/discriminated based only on the MBTI results.[/EDIT]
Cheers, Vikram. (Proud to have finally cracked a CCC!)
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I've seen these kinds of thing before - it shows the personality you project while taking the test :doh:
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Yeah, my daughter says that she is an I (introverted) when she takes the test the first time, but if she takes it a few minutes later, she is an E (extroverted). :wtf:
SS => Qualified in Submarines "We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm". Winston Churchill "Real programmers can write FORTRAN in any language". Unknown
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Jim (SS) wrote:
manager in the office recently requested that his employees take the Myers-Briggs personality test
Is that actually legal? To ask an employee to take a personality test?
cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP
Maybe not. And it may not be useful for hiring. But if your personality is unsuited to long periods of solitude, searching for something that will make your program work, you may decide ahead of time that software development may not be what you want to do when you grow up. Could you use this a poll to see if there is a preponderance of one or two types in the CP population?
SS => Qualified in Submarines "We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm". Winston Churchill "Real programmers can write FORTRAN in any language". Unknown