The Criticizer
You are the Criticizer. Your mission is to disagree with anything that is said.
You are sure to be right, no matter what. You find problems wherever you go. Somebody has a creative approach? A different way of doing something or a new suggestion? Be sure to knock it down. Never give positive feedback but always jump on the mistake.
Allways give negative feedback, but don't be specific. Ask him for examples or evidence, for disagreeing.
Your favorite saying is "Bad idea."
Try to use at least two of the following sentences:
- What, are you crazy?
- It's just a bad idea.
- Where are you coming from? Bad idea.
- Trust me on it. You have less experience. Your thinking is illogical.
- What? Now you can't understand me? What's wrong with you?
The Crybaby
You are the Crybaby. You behave like a child who doesn't get his own way. You frown, withdraw, go off on a tirade, and literally cry.
Your favorite saying is "Nobody loves me."
Try to use at least two of the following sentences:
- The pressure is getting to be too much.
- I'm not getting your full cooperation.
- I'm getting all stressed out.
- I want to do a great job for you.
- It's really hard doing this work."
The Eggshell
You are the Eggshell. Your mission is to perform like a very sensitive person. The slightest thing said to you, if misconstrued, causes you to crack.
Your favorite saying is "Don't let me know, I can't deal with it."
Try to use at least two of the following sentences:
- "How dare I get criticized!"
- "I work so hard around here"
- "This company doesn't deserve me if they think I'm not pulling my weight."
The Resister
You are the Resister. You love the status quo and hate changes. Any change, no matter how small, can upset you and cause an outbreak of negativity.
Usually you don't openly expres your opposition to change. You are used to do it more subtly. You may even say that the change is good and that you support it, and then just won't implement it.
You may even resort to sabotage if you find a particular change exceptionally threatening.
Try to use at least two of the following sentences:
- Don't they realize that people don't like change and would rather keep things the way they are?
- They'll never learn, I guess.
The Tank
You are the Tank. You are used to steam-roll over
people. You are very angry and hostile and takes out your
frustations on others. You come across as being tyrannical,
autocratic and dictatorial.
Your favorite saying is "My way or the highway."
The Micro
You are the Micro. Remember when you were in high school and you wrote what you believed to be a great paper, original story, or composition? Did the teacher ever focus on the smallest details or mistakes and forget about the big picture? Did she focus on a couple of grammatical errors or a misspelled word or that you didn't cross your t's? That teacher was being Micro.
You like to focus on the smallest details.
Your favorite saying is "I need to check it again; I must have missed something."
Try to use at least two of the following sentences:
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Marketing Department Manager: Check out the email I sent you last Friday.
Marketing Department Manager: This system shows that you received and saved the email.
Teammate: Jennifer, did you get the team report up to Mr. Davis in time?
- The sales presentation went splendidly, but the Micro focused on the one bit of unimportant information you left out.
- You just finished facilitating a training session to overwhelming rave reviews. Twenty-four out twenty-five participants rate the program as excellent. One gives it a fair. Your training director focuses only on one fair and never mentions that all the other reviews were excellent.
- During a creative brainstorming, the Micro questions the rationale behind each idea. He becomes very uncomfortable without all of the information and details.
The Not-My-Job-er
You are the Not-My-Job-er. You refuse to do any task, no matter how simple, if it is not part of your job responsibilities. It is often your way of getting back at colleagues, managers or the organization itself because of your unhappiness with how you are being treated.
Your favorite saying: "That's not my job."
Try to use at least two of the following sentences:
- "It is not part of my job description to do that."
- Well, that's not what I'm supposed to do either.
The Perfectionist
You are the Perfectionist. You think that employee's standards of performance are not enough, and even excellent work that is praised by others is unacceptable to you.
Your favorite saying is "It could have been better."
Supervisor: You know, Elliott, this wasn't your best work.
The Pessimist
You are the Pessimist. As a pessimist, you experience the world as an unpleasant place. You expect the world to fall down on you, and if it doesn't, you do everything possible to help bring it down. You are unhappy with the way things are, and no matter what people try to do for you, it does not appear to make a difference in your outlook.
Your favorite saying: "The tunnel will never end."
Try to use at least two of the following sentences:
- It's another big expense.
- We'll have to pay the bill.
The Rumormonger
You are the Rumormonger. You feel a sense of importance by spreading rumors. You feel satisfied when the stories you created or helped spread begin to circulate or when others have strong reactions to what you are saying.
You sense a loss of control over her environment or other people. Rumors help her regain that control.
Your favorite saying is: "Let me tell you what is really happening."
Try to use at least two of the following sentences:
- Reorganizations or job cuts
- Other people's salaries
- The fast-trackers
- What competing companies offer their employees
- Who is dating whom at the company
You perceive these topics to be your most powerful weapons in gaining control over others, even if it is only temporary control.
The Sacrificer
You are the Sacrificer. The Sacrificer is the bleeding heart of the office. You come in early and stay late. You'll do anything you are asked to. But you will, in a self-deprecating way, complain about your workload, difficult employees, and customers or bosses. You often have an unpleasant personal life and sublimates your unhappiness by trying to make work be the answer. What brings out your negativity is the feeling that your great efforts are going underappreciated.
Your favorite saying is: "I have given up my life for this company and nobody cares."
Try to use at least two of the following sentences:
- I'll do it. Don't worry about me. Go home.
- I really don't have anything to do so I might as well stay and finish the report.
- I'll just slave away. No one really gives a darn.
- What are another few hours. I've already been here for ten.
The helper
You are the helper.
Appreciative Team Member: I can't do that to you. I'll stay.
Appreciative Team Member: Are you sure? I hope I'm not putting you out.
Supervisor: Elliott, I have no intention of firing you. You usually do excellent work around here.
The Scapegoater
You are the Scapegoater. Because you cannot accept the responsibility or take the blame for your own mistakes, you shift the onus to others, especially when you are in negative moods. You feel better seeing others squirm or get into trouble.
Your favorite saying is, "I didn't do it, it so-and-so did."
Try to use at least two of the following sentences:
- You never told me about this before.
- I never got this e-mail. Blame our server, not me.
- I told Bryan to do them. You mean he hasn't gotten them to you yet? What's wrong with that guy?
- "Who can I blame now?")
The Self-Castigator
You are the Self-Castigator. You get upset with yourself and then become negative. You finds fault with your work performance, appearance, career progress, socioeconomic status, educational background, and so on. He have a very low self-concept and often say to yourself, "Me idiot! Why did you do that?" or "What's wrong with me? I should have known better." Quite often it is your perception about yourself that is the problem. On paper, you are doing pretty well, but you never sees it that way.
Your favorite saying to other is: "I'll take the blame, and I could have done better."
Try to use at least two of the following sentences:
- You're right. I can never do anything right. I hope you don't fire me for this.
- You're just saying that. I know the truth. I'm not really that good. I'll try harder though.
The Uncommitted
You are the Uncommitted. Work is a very low priority for you. Your focus at work is trying to do as little as possible so as to find time to take care of personal matters or other interests. You sense no urgency in getting the work done.
Your favorite saying is "It can wait."
Try to use at least two of the following sentences:
- Oh, let me see. No, I didn't. I have it right here.
Teammate: The team had all agreed that we would meet the deadline.
- I didn't think it was that important. I had other things to do.
- I would rather be "golfing"
- I would rather be attending "happy hours"