Title: RE: Myers-Briggs

I have been subjected to this rubbish repeatedly for
the last 20 years or so, including being forced
to do my senior project in college on non-sense related
to this test and  the results.

My personal opinion:  it's a bunch of crapola.
One of the major precepts of this test is that,
if admististered correctly, the results will
not change over time (you are what you are).
I wholeheartedly disagree.

I find the 16 possible permutations to be shallow and
insufficent.

I could go on and on, but I really don't think
it even worth the effort.

this probably need to be moved to the off-topic list.
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-----Original Message-----
From: kkennedy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 1:28 PM
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Subject: RE: Myers-Briggs


About 15 years ago, I was working as a contractor for a federal agency.  The director got this bright idea to have everyone, both fed and contract, take the Myers-Briggs.  I got through about the first 10 questions before I gave up in disgust and frustration.  I was able to answer about 1 or 2 of the questions.  On the rest, my answer was "two or more of the selections depending on the situation".  Naturally, the situational background was never given.  I decided I was too flexible to be pigeonholed.  My boss was sympathetic.  He pointed out that there is a Myers-Briggs pigeonhole for people who don't like the Myers-Briggs test.  I'm still trying to figure out if he was pulling my leg 8-)

Kevin Kennedy
First Point Energy Corporation

-----Original Message-----
Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 8:18 AM
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do a search for Meyers-Briggs and there are sites

A lot of companies use this as a way of finding out what "type" a
person is so you can learn how to deal with the people you work with.
It's supposed to help with management styles etc


--- Rodd Holman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Where do you take this profile to find out what you are?  I'm curious
> now.  Is there someplace on-line that will let you do this?
>
> Rodd Holman
> On Mon, 2002-07-22 at 21:18, Boivin, Patrice J wrote:
>
>     That's very funny.  INFP DBA... Wow! You do what you want with
> verve and to
>     Hell the consequences whenever you blow up.  Being a P, you are
> pragmatic
>     about your outbursts... ?
>    
>     I am an INTJ most of the time.
>    
>     I - I am stubborn
>     N - I follow my own inner sense of direction
>     T - I mull things over before I act
>     J - I have an opinion about everything.
>    
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>      -----Original Message-----
>     Sent:     Monday, July 22, 2002 5:49 PM
>     To:       Multiple recipientsBoth my parents are psychologists, go
> figure.
>    
>     Regards,
>     Patrice Boivin
>     Systems Analyst (Oracle Certified DBA)
>    
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>     FYI:  SJs make up about 40% of the population (app. 10% for each
>     sub-division). 
>    
>     Jay Miller
>     infp (yeah, I know, what's an infp doing in a technical job... :)
>    
>     -----Original Message-----
>     Sent: Monday, July 22, 2002 1:23 PM
>     To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
>    
>    
>    
>     That is why I use the
>     machinist analogy: somebody who is satisfied with a career
> spending 25
>     years doing essentially the same thing. If you are into
> Myers-Briggs type
>     indicator, I think the personality dimension is SJ and roughly
> 25% of the
>     population fits this profile.
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