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Codeine

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5. Personality plays into merit.

Reply to el_bryanto (Original post)

Wed Apr 22, 2015, 10:04 AM

Apr 2015

Personal interaction skills are an important aspect of most jobs. If I have two people with equal job skills striving for a position then I'm likely to choose the more personable and pleasant of the two, particularly because we're a customer service based business, but also because if I have to work with a person I want to work with someone with whom I get along.

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Is the place where you work a meritocracy? Or does personality figure into it more? [View all] el_bryanto Apr 2015 OP

So you don't think personal interaction skills are meritorious? whatthehey Apr 2015 #1

I think being able to kiss peoples ass is a good skill to have el_bryanto Apr 2015 #2

In my grad program, extroverts who like to talk about themselves RedCappedBandit Apr 2015 #3

Mostly. 90% meritocracy, 10% personality. JaneyVee Apr 2015 #4

Personality plays into merit. Codeine Apr 2015 #5

I tend to think it is mostly personality. Xyzse Apr 2015 #6

Since I'm the boss, demonstrably neither. lumberjack_jeff Apr 2015 #7

Where does emotional intelligence fit in? DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #8

Retired. H2O Man Apr 2015 #9

I don't believe you can totally remove the subjective element from hiring DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #11

For a lot of years, H2O Man Apr 2015 #12

I had Democratic bosses and Republican bosses and the latter didn't care as long as I was... DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #13

I had a liberal supervisor, H2O Man Apr 2015 #14

Maybe it's my bias showing but my Democratic boss was much more empathetic./NT DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2015 #17

I think effectively managing people is an important skill to have for promotion into management Godhumor Apr 2015 #10

It's all based on performance Shrek Apr 2015 #15

I'm an independent contractor. MineralMan Apr 2015 #16

Being good at your job doesn't always mean you should be promoted Lurks Often Apr 2015 #18