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Should I lie on my Clifton Strengths test?

Long story short: I got a new manager who is into woo-woo personality assessment tests. He somehow got the company to pay for the team to take a Clifton Strengths test. It's supposed to analyze your personality and give you a number of “strengths”. Like how you learn, how you lead, etc. I have mixed feelings. On one hand, it might be interesting to see this? On another hand, it's my damn personality and even if it is accurate (I have doubts) I don't want my company to have that info. When I used to work retail I would simply lie my ass off on those personality exams. (Why yes, I'll put the company first at all scenarios…) Worked every time. Wondering what I should do? Should I just bite the bullet and maybe learn something about myself, risking the company learning something about ME that I want private? Should…


Long story short: I got a new manager who is into woo-woo personality assessment tests. He somehow got the company to pay for the team to take a Clifton Strengths test. It's supposed to analyze your personality and give you a number of “strengths”. Like how you learn, how you lead, etc.

I have mixed feelings. On one hand, it might be interesting to see this? On another hand, it's my damn personality and even if it is accurate (I have doubts) I don't want my company to have that info.

When I used to work retail I would simply lie my ass off on those personality exams. (Why yes, I'll put the company first at all scenarios…) Worked every time.

Wondering what I should do? Should I just bite the bullet and maybe learn something about myself, risking the company learning something about ME that I want private? Should I just lie my ass off and mark all the responses as if I'm a diligent little corporate drone?

Anyone taken this test and can give me pointers? I have until the end of the week.

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