An inspector calls...

Personality tests are weird things, they attempt to categorise people according to their answers to a few confusing questions.

After a number of friendly accusations that I have Asperger's Syndrome, I decided to take a personality test to see where my foibles would make me fit in. I'm not sure whether it was a Myers-Briggs, but that's what I Googled for and I took the test at this place: http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp.

Apparently, these are my attributes:

• Introverted 33%
• Sensing 12%
• Thinking 50%
• Judging 22%

And this makes me an ISTJ type person, sometimes known as an Inspector Guardian. This is type of personality has the following characteristics:

ISTJs are often called inspectors. They have a keen sense of right and wrong, especially in their area of interest and/or responsibility. They are noted for devotion to duty. Punctuality is a watchword of the ISTJ. The secretary, clerk, or business(wo)man by whom others set their clocks is likely to be an ISTJ.

As do other Introverted Thinkers, ISTJs often give the initial impression of being aloof and perhaps somewhat cold. Effusive expression of emotional warmth is not something that ISTJs do without considerable energy loss.

ISTJs are most at home with "just the facts, Ma'am." They seem to perform at highest efficiency when employing a step-by-step approach. Once a new procedure has proven itself (i.e., has been shown "to work,") the ISTJ can be depended upon to carry it through, even at the expense of their own health.

ISTJs are easily frustrated by the inconsistencies of others, especially when the second parties don't keep their commitments. But they usually keep their feelings to themselves unless they are asked. And when asked, they don't mince words. Truth wins out over tact. The grim determination of the ISTJ vindicates itself in officiation of sports events, judiciary functions, or an other situation which requires making tough calls and sticking to them.

His SJ orientation draws the ISTJ into the service of established institutions. Home, social clubs, government, schools, the military, churches -- these are the bastions of the SJ. "We've always done it this way" is often reason enough for many ISTJs. Threats to time-honoured traditions or established organisations (e.g., a "run" on the bank) are the undoing of SJs, and are to be fought at all costs.

Hrrm, not sure what's meant by "SJ" in that last paragraph. Apparently though, my personality traits liken me to Eeyore, George Bush Snr, and Thomas, Disciple of Christ.

As if they'd fucking know, for fuck's sake. Load of bollocks. If anybody cares to take the test - and I hope they do - they'll see how bloody stupid the questions are. They ask about things that I've never even bothered thinking about and there's no "don't give a flying fuck" answer option.

I'm just left resenting these things, I can't see how they can be useful. Can you imagine it in a job interview? "So Tina, would you like to describe yourself to us?"

"Sure, it'd be a fucking pleasure! I'm an ISTJ type, which means you can set your clock by me."

"Great! You've got the job"

Other types:

[ENFP] [INFP] [ENFJ] [INFJ] [ESTJ] [ISTJ] [ESFJ] [ISFJ][ENTP] [INTP] [ENTJ] [INTJ] [ESTP] [ISTP] [ESFP] [ISFP] [CUNT]