sesfw
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Post by sesfw on Apr 22, 2014 14:45:02 GMT -5
DH is a type A and he calls me a C-. Which is true until he ticks me off and I dig my heels in. Fun being married to a type A.
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imawino
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Post by imawino on Apr 22, 2014 14:49:12 GMT -5
Generally a pain in the ass, bossy type A. Until I get a sufficient amount of wine in my belly.
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Post by weltschmerz on Apr 22, 2014 15:02:08 GMT -5
I'm a Type A at work. I have to be...or someone could die. I'm a perfectionist to a fault.
The rest of my life is definitely a B. To clean the inside of my car, I need a shovel. The floor gets washed when Sushi the Cat complains about his paws sticking to the floor. I think I made a list a few years ago but I lost it.
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Post by Tiny on Apr 22, 2014 15:03:48 GMT -5
I like to think I'm Type A for the 20% of stuff that's 'most important' and Type B for the 80% of not really all that important stuff. In other words I have defined what "good enough" means to me and I'm ok with some stuff being "good enough". I marvel at people who give 110% to the trivial stuff in their lives (they will even admit it's trivial). It's like they bought into the "a job worth doing is worth doing well" to mean EVERYTHING must be done well - and there are no gray shades of "well". Yes, I have perfectionist friends.
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Post by tskeeter on Apr 22, 2014 17:30:52 GMT -5
Spent most of my life as an A+.
Once I figured out that most everybody, including my boss, didn't appreciate the quantity and quality of the work I've done, I decided I didn't really give a damn. So, I'm an W working on becoming a good, solid Z.
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Post by NoNamePerson on Apr 22, 2014 17:36:53 GMT -5
Spent most of my life as an A+.
Once I figured out that most everybody, including my boss, didn't appreciate the quantity and quality of the work I've done, I decided I didn't really give a damn. So, I'm an W working on becoming a good, solid Z. Be careful. I am a D and damn near comotose
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Post by Knee Deep in Water Chloe on Apr 22, 2014 21:46:38 GMT -5
I often refer to myself as a Triple A personality.
I honestly understand exactly what oped is saying and would align myself with that approach.
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Post by lazysundays on Apr 23, 2014 5:11:31 GMT -5
I remember from psych class when they said that if a strong A is interacting with a strong B, the A will become highly agitated while the B won't even notice. I'm an A but not a full fledged one. Full fledged ones bring out my OCD but I understand them. My colleagues call these coworkers nazis or controlled freaks or in one case "mother superior." I once rejected a management position because I was afraid I would become just like mother superior if forced to manage some of my lazy coworkers.
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Spellbound454
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Post by Spellbound454 on Apr 23, 2014 9:08:57 GMT -5
Type A. Super efficient, smart worker who cannot stand wasting time. All my stuff is in its place.... so when I want to find it quickly.... Its just there....and ready. I get really upset if I have to work closely with someone else.........and they don't put things back.........or leave things in a mess. I teach 450 kids a week in my room. Its all very organised. The kids put their things away neatly....because if they don't I'll probably throw it away
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Apr 23, 2014 9:11:36 GMT -5
My former co-workers found it amusing to re-arrange my chemicals and see how long it took before I'd move them back.
My lab bench looks like a pig sty but I know where everything is at. God help you if you rearrange my stuff.
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Post by truthbound on Apr 24, 2014 4:02:22 GMT -5
Neither.
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Post by milee on Apr 24, 2014 5:30:51 GMT -5
I'm an A, DF is a B. it works SOMETIMES Isn't your husband a business owner? I thought all business owners were hardcore type A's. Nope. People who start certain types of businesses from scratch, invent product/services or grow/expand a business are type As. But there are plenty of type B business owners out there, including those who inherit their business or seed money, owners of businesses that are really hobbies/jobs and those who took over businesses rather than building them.
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Post by truthbound on Apr 24, 2014 16:34:13 GMT -5
Well that's generalizing.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2014 16:58:16 GMT -5
Eh, I haven't met too many straight-up Type A personalities, but I've met a lot of people that like to call themselves Type A. Most people fall somewhere in the middle.
People would describe me as laid back, but I'm more of an 80/20 guy or "work smart, not hard" type of guy. I'll get fired up over things that are important to me, but I don't stress about the little things in life.
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sarcasticgirl
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Post by sarcasticgirl on Apr 24, 2014 17:29:25 GMT -5
I have just enough A and just enough B to make me the perfect person that I am!
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Post by Peace Of Mind on Apr 24, 2014 17:42:43 GMT -5
A But I'm A enough that it sometimes allows me to be B... If that makes any sense... Makes total sense! We are so quick and efficient that we get our work done so we can kick our feet up or post on the internet with random strangers. I'm so Type A I want to fix people's problems that post here. The solutions, for me, are so freakin' easy and they keep dragging shit out to the point that it's making me nuts reading that it's STILL a problem or not done after all this time. It's doesn't take years to organize and clean a kitchen and the pantry or cabinets. Starting a retirement plan does not take years. Talking about it over and over and over does not make it happen. Get off the computer and get it done. NOW! Moocher family members who take advantage of you need to get the fuck out! Let me tell them. I'll even have their shit packed in an organized way and on the sidewalk with the lock smith waiting at the door in no time. etc. etc. I think I had too much coffee today. Time for some wine and my Type B time!
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Post by NoNamePerson on Apr 24, 2014 19:24:13 GMT -5
A But I'm A enough that it sometimes allows me to be B... If that makes any sense... Makes total sense! We are so quick and efficient that we get our work done so we can kick our feet up or post on the internet with random strangers. I'm so Type A I want to fix people's problems that post here. The solutions, for me, are so freakin' easy and they keep dragging shit out to the point that it's making me nuts reading that it's STILL a problem or not done after all this time. It's doesn't take years to organize and clean a kitchen and the pantry or cabinets. Starting a retirement plan does not take years. Talking about it over and over and over does not make it happen. Get off the computer and get it done. NOW! Moocher family members who take advantage of you need to get the fuck out! Let me tell them. I'll even have their shit packed in an organized way and on the sidewalk with the lock smith waiting at the door in no time. etc. etc. I think I had too much coffee today. Time for some wine and my Type B time! And I want to scream WHY MAKE THINGS FOR FRIGGIN HARD? Just make a decision. Then I remind myself that some people are so afraid of making a mistake that they are grounded in cememt Oh and I don't consider myself a type A.
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Post by msventoux on Apr 24, 2014 20:04:12 GMT -5
At work a Type A struggling against my Type B tendencies. I generally manage to hide those tendencies.
At home I'm a Type B gradually becoming a Type A. I'm starting to have less patience with things and just want things to get done and people to do what they say they will.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2014 8:46:19 GMT -5
I am 59/100 on the Type A tests. I have mellowed a lot over the years, but still a work-a-holic and very impatient. Have never been a perfectionist because perfection isn't necessary or efficient Type A: competitive, goal & reward focused, organized, factual, impatient, take on too much, time management focused, multi-tasker, stressed. Type B: creative, concept based, reflective, philosophical, take things in stride & don't get stressed if they don't meet goals, laid back.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2014 8:51:53 GMT -5
LOVE IT!!!
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Post by swamp on Apr 25, 2014 11:04:00 GMT -5
Eh, I haven't met too many straight-up Type A personalities, but I've met a lot of people that like to call themselves Type A. Most people fall somewhere in the middle. People would describe me as laid back, but I'm more of an 80/20 guy or "work smart, not hard" type of guy. I'll get fired up over things that are important to me, but I don't stress about the little things in life. Bingo
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Post by movingforward on Apr 25, 2014 11:26:31 GMT -5
This is what I want to scream at my BFF all time. We both do the same type of work but I am about 100x more efficient. Due to the fact that we are in the same industry (different companies) we bounce things off one another all the time. She can't make a decision to save her freaking life! She keeps saying her boss wants her to be more of a leader and more pro-active... well, duh... From the things she tells I honestly can't believe we do the same type of work. I don't know how she survives. She would be eaten alive at my company. I have also noticed that it takes me about 30 hrs a week to do what takes her 50 hrs. She believes she is type A because she is so meticulous and that is why it takes her so long... uh, no it takes you so long because you are SCARED of making a decision. Some of the things she comes to me wanting an opinion on are ridiculous. Our companies are not competitors or anything so we can openly discuss things... but I really think she is in the wrong industry.. A few days ago I finally told her flat out that she might want to consider another line of work.
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Post by Lizard Queen on Apr 26, 2014 13:52:49 GMT -5
Mostly type B. I've tried to be more A, but I find that trying to force things just ends up wasting my time and energy in the end. Being type b has nothing to do with my efficiency. I was incredibly efficient at my job. I just tend to cut out all the extra crap that just wastes time.
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Post by zibazinski on Apr 26, 2014 16:20:05 GMT -5
I think losing both his parents in such awful ways made DF a type B. He is the WORST example of a business owner I can imagine. He runs things the way his dad did in the 60s and70s except he has computers. God forbid I ever have to take over and run it until it sells because it will finally be efficient.
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Post by vonna on Apr 26, 2014 20:53:12 GMT -5
Definitely type B, but a former raging type A. Even my family sometimes has a hard time recognizing me now.
All I can say is that for me, my extreme type A'ness led to my being able to retire early as a type B. I really have a hard time relating to my former self -- but I intellectually know it was me that got me here!
ETA: Yikes! After reading what I wrote above, I now wonder if I need to see a psychiatrist. Maybe I am dual personality, or schizophrenic. . . .
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Post by Artemis Windsong on Apr 26, 2014 21:04:22 GMT -5
I'm a type R = retired.
Since there isn't that category, I'd say I'm a B.
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Post by whoisjohngalt on Apr 26, 2014 21:35:43 GMT -5
I'm a lazy Type A. So I have perfectionist ideals, but my actual level of motivation sometimes results in them being done in more of a Type B manner. When I was in school, if I know I could put in 5 hours on a project and get a 92%, or put in 10 hours and get a 100%, I'd put in the 5 hours and take my A-. This has worked out pretty well in my work life, because I wear a lot of hats and have frequent last-minute deadlines, so if I was focused on everything always being perfect, I wouldn't get much done. I'm a planner and list-maker to the extreme, and don't really have a go-with-the-flow attitude, so I wouldn't consider myself Type B. Thank you for taking the time to describe me. BTW, I AM fairly uptight, so I can't be type B
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Post by 8 Bit WWBG on Apr 27, 2014 9:20:50 GMT -5
I'm with midjd and laterbloomer about the "type C". I'm type A about things I really care about. I can be type B about everything else. I have a room that has had painters tape on it for 2 years and counting. I'll paint it eventually. But my lawn will look great this year.
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Post by 8 Bit WWBG on Apr 27, 2014 9:23:50 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2014 9:35:10 GMT -5
Type A with some ADD and OCD sprinkled in.
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