Work and choice

A personality test score didn’t match the actual work performance

6 January 2026Jinan, Shandong Translated by AI

She asked whether to reassign an employee or let them go, after a personality test result felt off. I cast an I Ching divination and noted what I saw.

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Client

The test score is actually fine. I want to ask what went wrong 🙏 thank you [image]

是测试出来的成绩却可以。想问下是哪里出了问题🙏谢谢 [image]

Zongyuan

What kind of test score?

测试的啥成绩?

Client

Personality assessment [image]

人格测评 [image]

The position might not be her strong suit.

职位可能不是她的强项

Zongyuan

You guys even do this kind of test 😀

你们还做这个测试呢😀

Client

Right now she’s not passing. I’m wondering whether to reassign her, or just let her go.

目前不合格，在想他要不要给她调岗，还是直接请离。

Yeah, I want to use tools as much as possible first.

对，想尽量用工具

Zongyuan

Zongyuan: You guys even do this kind of test 😀

猫猫道长_宗园🔥: 你们还做这个测试呢😀

Client

Only go to metaphysics if it really doesn’t work out. Sure enough, people’s hearts are hard to measure.

实在不行再玄学。果然人心不可测

11:13

Zongyuan

A few notes: 1 This person is not very suitable for your company. [redacted][redacted] The main表现 is that they are rigid, not flexible, and a bit stubborn. It takes a lot of effort to train them. 2 This hexagram also shows they are overly straightforward, easy to get into conflicts with colleagues and leaders, not tactful, and not very team-oriented. 3 From this hexagram, regarding paperwork and documents, the test score has limited validity. Because what the employee thinks of themselves is not the same as what is actually objectively true. So this scoring form still needs to be optimized. Later you can consider combining it with MBTI, or situational tests, like short answer questions, or situational role-plays.

几个提示: 1 这个不太适合待在你的公司，[redacted][redacted]主要的表现就是比较刻板，不灵活，而且有点儿轴，调教起来费劲。 2 这个卦还有点儿过于耿直，容易和同事领导产生矛盾，不圆滑，团队意识不强。 3 从这个卦看文书方面，测试的分数效力是有限的，因为员工自己认为的，不是实际上客观存在的，所以这个打分表还有待优化，之后可以考虑下结合MBTI，或者情景类的测试，比如简答题，或者情景演练。

3 From this hexagram, regarding paperwork and documents, the test score has limited validity. Because what the employee thinks of themselves is not the same as what is actually objectively true. So this scoring form still needs to be optimized. Later you can consider combining it with MBTI, or situational tests, like short answer questions, or situational role-plays. 4 This person will leave in the Chou month or Geng Yin month, which is January to February in the Gregorian calendar. After that, a new employee will come in, around February to March, most likely a woman.

3 从这个卦看文书方面，测试的分数效力是有限的，因为员工自己认为的，不是实际上客观存在的，所以这个打分表还有待优化，之后可以考虑下结合MBTI，或者情景类的测试，比如简答题，或者情景演练。 4 这个人离开的时间在丑月或者庚寅月，也就是阳历1月到2月，之后会有新的员工补充进来，时间在2-3月，多数是女性。

Please take this.

请收

Client

That’s so accurate 🙏 Zongyuan, which kind of Daoist hexagram is this? I Ching divination or Liu Yao?

太准了🙏师姐这个是道家的哪种卦？梅花易数还是六爻

11:20

Zongyuan

Plum blossom (I Ching divination).

梅花儿

Client

She’s leaving this month.

这个月就离开

Zongyuan: [redacted] a few notes: 1 This person is not very suitable to stay…

猫猫道长_宗园🔥：[redacted]几个提示： 1这个不太适合待…

Zongyuan

Yep 😀

嗯呐😀

Client

Point 3 really matches the direction I want to improve. Amazing, let’s do MBTI and situational conversations hahaha

3确实符合我改进的方向厉害 MBTI和场景对话来一遍哈哈哈

Especially during interviews, I bet she memorized all the answers perfectly.

特别是我们面试估计她背的滚瓜烂熟

Zongyuan

Exactly [emoji]

可不[emoji]

Client

But I ignored the actual situation and didn’t test practical skills with English communication. I was just thinking about optimizing it, and you already said it.

但是我忽略了实际情况就没用英语沟通测试实际情况，刚刚还在想优化，就被你说出来了。

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Zongyuan

[emoji]

11:22

Does this person’s personality match what I said?

这人的性格和我说的符合吗

Client

Teaching her is really hard. Let me send you her supervisor’s comments.

教起来确实费劲我把她上司的评语发你看

Zongyuan: [redacted] [redacted] notes: 1 This person is not very suitable to stay…

猫猫道长_宗园🔥: [redacted] [redacted]个提示: 1这个不太适合待…

Zongyuan

Okay

好呢

Client

[image] By the way, Winter will hit the 2-month mark on January 10th. Does she have potential for development? I just think her potential is so-so, it takes a lot of time and energy to train her. Communication skills are okay, comprehension is very average, attention to detail is average. I haven’t found any particularly strong points yet.

[image] 对了,Winter 1月10号就2个月了,她有没有培养的潜力? 我就觉得潜力一般般,需要很多时间和精力去培训。沟通能力可以,理解能力很一般,细心程度一般,我还没发现特别优秀的点。

Zongyuan

By the way, Winter will hit the 2-month mark on January 10th. Does she have potential for development?

对了,Winter 1月10号就2个月了, 她有没有培养的潜力?

星期五 12:53

Client

I just think her potential is so-so, it takes a lot of time and energy to train her. Communication skills are okay, comprehension is very average, attention to detail is average. I haven’t found any particularly strong points yet.

我就觉得潜力一般般，需要很多时间和精力去培训。沟通能力可以，理解能力很一般，细心程度一般，我还没发现特别优秀的点。

星期五 13:43

Zongyuan

Got it

好的

星期五 13:56

Client

Henry, for these PS we sent out today, I’ll send the production order first to ask the factory to quote the yarn price. I’m afraid the production time will be too tight later.

henry，今天发走的这些PS，我先发生产单让工厂报纱吧，我怕后面生产时间太赶

星期五 15:31

Zongyuan

Mm, stubborn, not flexible [emoji]

嗯轴不变通[emoji]

Client

Notes: 1 This person is not very suitable for your company. Metal without fire to refine it. The main表现 is that they are rigid, not flexible, and a bit stubborn. It takes a lot of effort to train them. 2 This hexagram also shows they are overly straightforward, easy to get into conflicts with colleagues and leaders, not tactful, and not very team-oriented.

提示： 1这个不太适合待在你的公司，金没有火炼，主要的表现就是比较刻板，不灵活，而且有点儿轴，调教起来费劲。 2 这个卦还有点儿过于耿直，容易和同事领导产生矛盾，不圆滑，团队意识不强。

The ones I checked off are what I can verify.

打勾的是我可以验证的

Point 2, I can’t verify because I’m not at the branch office.

2 点因为我不在分公司没办法验证

Zongyuan

Got it [emoji]

有数的[emoji]

Thanks for the update on what happened.

谢谢反馈

Client

Point 1 I verified myself, and her supervisor also verified it. That point is accurate.