One of the 243 portraits · MLLMM
The Free Agent
I follow what's interesting until it isn't.
You keep your options open.
You deal straight and keep your commitments loose, ready to follow whatever holds your interest for as long as it actually does. Setbacks get a shrug more often than a spiral.
Independent · Candid · Adaptable
The five together
You keep your options open and your loyalties loose, deal straight, take setbacks with a shrug, and follow whatever holds your interest until it does not.
The Free Agent's result is low on Agreeableness and Conscientiousness and in the middle on Extraversion, Emotional Stability and Openness. Each band is wide on purpose: a score near a boundary can fall either side on a retake, and the portrait describes the pattern, not a precise point.
About 6 in 1,000 people
0.56% of a reference sample of 596,850 adults share this combination. The Free Agent is a common combination.
Bands are relative to a general adult reference sample. Honesty-Humility is measured in your Snapshot and appears in your report; it is not part of the portrait.
What The Free Agent might recognize
- You'll commit to a plan fully right up until a better one appears.
- You say what you actually think and move on without dwelling on how it landed.
A question worth keeping
What would you build if you let one interest run past the point where a new one usually pulls you away?
Six lenses
The Free Agent in relationships, at work, and under stress.
In relationships
What you bring, what you need, where it strains.
These six lenses on The Free Agent come with the membership.
Written for this exact combination, alongside 90 trait pages, a strengths constellation and a growth plan.
Read them in the membershipOne band away
Move a single dimension and the portrait changes. These are the ten neighbours of The Free Agent.
- Extraversion lowThe Individualist
- Extraversion highThe Gambler
- Agreeableness mediumThe Free Spirit
- Agreeableness highThe Helper
- Conscientiousness mediumThe Negotiator
- Conscientiousness highThe Fixer
- Emotional Stability lowThe Wisecracker
- Emotional Stability highThe Poker Face
- Openness lowThe Straight Shooter
- Openness highThe Tinkerer
The traits behind The Free Agent
A portrait is a pattern across five measured dimensions. Every trait is reported as a percentile against the reference sample; the three bands and the portrait name exist to make the result easier to talk about, and the percentile is always shown alongside. Each dimension has its own page explaining what it means, what the research says it predicts, and how it can change.
- Balanced band, 30th to 70th percentileWhat is Extraversion?
How much you enjoy being around people, talking, and doing lively things, and how much energy that gives you.
- Quiet band, below the 30th percentileWhat is Agreeableness?
How kind, trusting, and cooperative you tend to be with other people, and how much you put getting along ahead of getting your way.
- Quiet band, below the 30th percentileWhat is Conscientiousness?
How organised, careful, and reliable you are about getting things done and keeping your promises.
- Balanced band, 30th to 70th percentileWhat is Emotional Stability?
How calm and even you usually feel, and how quickly you bounce back when something upsets you.
- Balanced band, 30th to 70th percentileWhat is Openness?
How much you enjoy new ideas, art, imagination, and experiences that are different from what you already know.
The Snapshot also measures Honesty-Humility, which appears in your report but is not part of the portrait code. How much you tell the truth, play fair, want only your fair share, and avoid showing off, even when you could get away with more.
Questions about The Free Agent
- What is the Free Agent personality?
- The Free Agent is one of the 243 Wellington portraits: a pattern of bands across the five Big Five dimensions rather than a fixed type. I follow what's interesting until it isn't. You keep your options open and your loyalties loose, deal straight, take setbacks with a shrug, and follow whatever holds your interest until it does not.
- How common is The Free Agent?
- 0.56% of a reference sample of 596,850 adults share this combination. The Free Agent is a common combination among the 243 portraits in the reference sample, and the share will move as the norming sample grows.
- How do I find out if I am The Free Agent?
- Take the free Wellington Snapshot: 60 questions, about 7 minutes. You answer all the questions first, then you sign in with an email so your answers are saved and your results can be shown. There is no card. Your free results name your portrait and show your five dimensions.
- Is The Free Agent a personality type?
- Not in the sense of a box you are sorted into. Wellington measures continuous traits and reports each as a percentile against a reference sample. The Free Agent names the combination of bands your scores fall in, and a score near a band boundary can land on either side on a retake. Wellington describes ordinary variation in personality; it is not a diagnosis and is not designed for hiring. Read more about types and traits
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