How Narcissistic are You Test here!

[bbbamI]

What is this, 1950? We have to write down our answers and compare them against a key and add up the results?? Let me go get my slide rule so I can calculate my score.

Yes...the test required some work so I didn't take it....

 

[Orchidflower]

I'm taking a wild guess here that those who score very highly on this test would have a difficult time working for a megacorp--unless they were in charge of their own destiny (i.e., Lee Iacocca who with an engineering degree chose to go the sales route).

 

[Alan]

I'm taking a wild guess here that those who score very highly on this test would have a difficult time working for a megacorp--unless they were in charge of their own destiny (i.e., Lee Iacocca who with an engineering degree chose to go the sales route).

Speaking personally, yes, I agree. After several career moves, in 1989 I ended up on a large site (800+ workers, >$1B in sales) with a lot of autonomy and small company mentality and for over 10 years I had a huge amount of success and personal satisfaction, but in 1999 we were bought by another Megacorp that introduced increasingly restrictive control to the point that these last few years have me suffocating and I can't wait to get out.

 

[Moemg]

My result was 3 !

 

[Notmuchlonger]

If they cant bother to set up automatic scoring for me. Then to hell with those peons.

 

[FIREd]

I got 6...

 

[F-One]

another 7, prefer to stay under the radar -

 

[BunsGettingFirm]

I'm taking a wild guess here that those who score very highly on this test would have a difficult time working for a megacorp--unless they were in charge of their own destiny (i.e., Lee Iacocca who with an engineering degree chose to go the sales route).

You think correctly. The people who got bought out at my mega corp did nothing but complain for the first year after the acquisition. Those who came over but had worked for other mega corps before had a slightly easier time adjusting. The rest behaved about as well as wild dogs that are forced to wear a tutu.

Not necessarily. Perhaps those who scored higher would be more inclined to find the "corporate ladder" more difficult to tolerate and would be more likely to ER. After all, this provides more power over your life and what you do with it.

Yep. That's why I'm drawn to smaller organizations because even though the perks (ha) aren't as good, I get a sense of enterprise control that I just don't get when I have to fill out 5 forms to spend $4000 on some low-end computer equipment.

 

[Orchidflower]

Those who score in the lower end of the scale would have what type of personality then? Maybe more community-oriented? Fit better into a culture? Plays well with others? What?

 

[ls99]

I suspect a lot of the high scores are some of the "climb the corporate ladder types" who are drawn to power and leadership. If so, it would make sense that we, as folks trying to step off that ladder completely, would score lower.

My score 14.

Never had any interest in the corporate world. More of a vagabond who got paid to have adventures.

 

[Orchidflower]

For those who think narcissism is all bad, here is a link to what is "healthy" narcissism (vs. narcissistic personality disorder or worse):

Narcissism (psychology) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

OR read this simple explanation:
[FONT=Gill Sans MT, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif]Dr. Young then explains the difference between healthy and unhealthy narcissism. Healthy narcissism is having a sense of your basic rights -- for example, not allowing someone to cut in front of you in line, or even feeling proud of your accomplishments and not hiding them. Unhealthy narcissism is becoming obsessed with having people think you are special, and not just having a sense of your own rights, but not caring at all about the rights of others.[/FONT]

 

[calmloki]

Interesting. When younger i had a very high opinion of myself, but with no accomplishments to justify that opinion. The older i get, the larger i realize the world is and the smaller my accomplishments seem. Still, i've measured myself against others...
12: 5 in authority, 5 in self sufficiency, and 2 in superiority.

At the end of my days i would be well pleased if there was a bit of a Babe reprise:

"And though every single human in the stands or in the commentary boxes was at a complete loss for words, the man who in his life had uttered fewer words than any of them knew exactly what to say.
Farmer Hoggett: That'll do, pig. That'll do".

 

[unclemick]

I scored so high - I ain't gonna tell nobody.

It's a good thing I retired back in 1993(actually I was layed off) as a 'mild mannered en ga neer' on the Space Program.



I spent a good deal of time in ER trying not to take myself so seriously.

heh heh heh - hmmm the test seems to indicate it hasn't worked. At least I don't do w^*k anymore.

 

[kumquat]

What is this, 1950? We have to write down our answers and compare them against a key and add up the results?? Let me go get my slide rule so I can calculate my score.

Since the website wouldn't calculate my score, I couldn't be bothered to take the test. My time is far too valuable and I'm much too important to waste my time validating their questionable questionaire.

 

[mickeyd]

What is this, 1950? We have to write down our answers and compare them against a key and add up the results?? Let me go get my slide rule so I can calculate my score.

Would you like to borrow my pencil Al. The calculations are really quite simple.

 

[PX4sc40sw]

Since the website wouldn't calculate my score, I couldn't be bothered to take the test. My time is far too valuable and I'm much too important to waste my time validating their questionable questionaire.

Now that's funny.
Wonder if any of our Hawaiian posters get a "perfect" score?

 

[Orchidflower]

Folks, there is NO perfect score.
We could probably find great scientists with low scores and great plastic surgeons with high scores, for instance. It is just an indication of personality TYPE.
Which is more important to society then: The scientist? Yes, he has the ability to invent things. Or the plastic surgeon? He will be important should you have a disfiguring auto accident. Both types are important to our well being. Society needs both low and high scorers on this narcissism test.
It is, again, just an indication of type.

 

[PX4sc40sw]

Wonder what Narcissus himself might score?

 

[ls99]

Folks, there is NO perfect score.

Which is more important to society then: The scientist? Yes, he has the ability to invent things. Or the plastic surgeon?

Neither, the plumber is the most important. Without the plumber they both would be up to their eyeballs in stuff.

Wonder what plumbers score? Or do they find the test a useless waste of time?

 

[ziggy29]

Wonder what plumbers score? Or do they find the test a useless waste of time?

Maybe plumbers are too busy being smug because they know that fixing a sewer line here can't be done by someone in India...

 

[Orchidflower]

Narcissus would score off the charts, of course.
The plumber would score high or low depending on his personality.
There are highly narcissistic plumbers and low scoring narcissistic plumbers...but I'm beginning to think there are no "poor" plumbers from the costs lately.

 

[Caoineag]

5, 2 in Authority and 3 in Exploitiveness. Given that I have always tested poorly on self esteem but not on self confidence, I would say that is par for the course.

 

[unclemick]

Ahem - ahem - pay attention - that's an order!

Pssst - Wellesley.

heh heh heh - does that give anyone a hint? Hmmmmm - .

 

[PX4sc40sw]

Maybe plumbers are too busy being smug because they know that fixing a sewer line here can't be done by someone in India...

Or perhaps the plumber is too busy staring at his own reflection in the cesspool. Or am I confusing this with Narcessus? The twin brother.

 

[Shawn]

I scored a 6 (3 in self-sufficiency, and 1 each in authority, superiority, and exhibitionism).