One of the 243 portraits · HLLHL
The Roughneck
I do the work and let the words go past me.
You take the knock and keep working.
You take hard work and hard words the same way, in stride, and you do things your own way regardless of the instructions. A theory that cannot be tested does not hold your interest for long.
Rugged · Independent · Unbothered
The five together
Loud, tough and unbothered, you take hard work and hard words in stride, do things your own way, and have no interest in anything you cannot lift.
The Roughneck's result is high on Extraversion and Emotional Stability and low on Agreeableness, Conscientiousness 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 8 in 10,000 people
0.08% of a reference sample of 596,850 adults share this combination. The Roughneck is among the rarest tenth of the 243.
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 Roughneck might recognize
- You can absorb a sharp comment and be back to work within the minute.
- You trust a method you have proven with your own hands over one you read about.
A question worth keeping
When you have proven you can take anything, what would you actually let yourself need help with?
Six lenses
The Roughneck in relationships, at work, and under stress.
In relationships
What you bring, what you need, where it strains.
These six lenses on The Roughneck 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 Roughneck.
- Extraversion lowThe Stoic
- Extraversion mediumThe Old Hand
- Agreeableness mediumThe Grillmaster
- Agreeableness highThe Best Friend
- Conscientiousness mediumThe Overseer
- Conscientiousness highThe Commander
- Emotional Stability lowThe Scrapper
- Emotional Stability mediumThe Closer
- Openness mediumThe Showstopper
- Openness highThe Buccaneer
The traits behind The Roughneck
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.
- High band, above the 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.
- High band, above the 70th percentileWhat is Emotional Stability?
How calm and even you usually feel, and how quickly you bounce back when something upsets you.
- Quiet band, below the 30th 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 Roughneck
- What is the Roughneck personality?
- The Roughneck is one of the 243 Wellington portraits: a pattern of bands across the five Big Five dimensions rather than a fixed type. I do the work and let the words go past me. Loud, tough and unbothered, you take hard work and hard words in stride, do things your own way, and have no interest in anything you cannot lift.
- How common is The Roughneck?
- 0.08% of a reference sample of 596,850 adults share this combination. The Roughneck is among the rarest tenth of the 243 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 Roughneck?
- 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 Roughneck 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 Roughneck 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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