I remember having to do an office retreat around the Clifton StrengthsFinder, wherein I called it “corporate catnip” and pseudoscientific nonsense to the chagrin of the managers. Of course they only saw this as a manifestation of my “type”…
the beloved found the dude on linkedin within 15 seconds of me reading him this. lol. el oh el. yeah cry me a river bud.
![The about section of his linkedin:
Enjoying taking my own pace to create something that matters to me. It's still a bit under wraps. Ask me if you're interested.
I'm a prospector. I deliver the valuable nuggets of gold your user can't find, yet can't live without.
Over the past decade, I've discovered and delivered treasures of all types to millions of people. From the experiential (large-scale concerts, wilderness travel) to the technical (financial underwriting products, b2b comms platforms) to the clinical (mental health interventions, teletherapy), to the consumer (meditation training, journaling) each endeavor has pushed me to refine how to discover what's valuable to a user and then bring teams together to actualize that value. It's been an enjoyable ride as I truly love understanding people and making them happy.
Feel free to reach out; I openly welcome new people and ideas.
[he also includes his strengthsfinder, MBTI, and other corporate horoscopes]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:vdw57zdsvofflmuzrp2qlhsl/bafkreiefn5yecnuqxh63wbzgfgfgoavihyclqi42iwxldl3kqakrwyzvha@jpeg)
And the truly remarkable thing is that is EXACTLY what the StrengthsFinder you took in high school said!
On the line between INTP and INFP. MacOS desktop / debian servers. Most hated personality test: Clifton StrengthsFinder. Don't let me get started, I have OPINIONS about both the assessment itself and the way it was used at my last job.
UGH Strengthsfinder was the worst of them all. At least I get paid to take a dumb personality quiz lol
We did DISC, Meyers-Briggs, and Strengthsfinder a few years back. My eyes were rolling so hard by the time we were done...
Myers-Briggs < Enneagram < Zodiac < StrengthsFinder < Assuming personality based on shared first name between individual and fictional TV character < hating everyone < being so bad with remembering names and faces that every interaction is a new one < social isolation < neutrality.