One of the 243 portraits · MLLML
The Straight Shooter
I say what I think and leave it there.
You keep things simple and say them straight.
You take life as it comes and say what you actually think about it. No system, no theory, just a plain opinion and a routine that has worked well enough for years.
Plainspoken · Easygoing · Grounded
The five together
Companionable and blunt, you take life as it comes, hold plain opinions firmly, stay even most nights, and see no reason to complicate what a good routine already handles.
The Straight Shooter's result is low on Agreeableness, Conscientiousness and Openness and in the middle on Extraversion and Emotional Stability. 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 4 in 1,000 people
0.45% of a reference sample of 596,850 adults share this combination. The Straight Shooter is an uncommon 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 Straight Shooter might recognize
- You'll tell a friend their plan will not work before you ask how they feel about it.
- You go along with most days without much of a plan and rarely mind the mess.
A question worth keeping
Is there a plan or idea you have dismissed too fast because it was not the familiar way?
Six lenses
The Straight Shooter in relationships, at work, and under stress.
In relationships
What you bring, what you need, where it strains.
These six lenses on The Straight Shooter 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 Straight Shooter.
- Extraversion lowThe Freelancer
- Extraversion highThe Closer
- Agreeableness mediumThe Local
- Agreeableness highThe Giver
- Conscientiousness mediumThe Trader
- Conscientiousness highThe Operator
- Emotional Stability lowThe Wildcard
- Emotional Stability highThe Old Hand
- Openness mediumThe Free Agent
- Openness highThe Tinkerer
The traits behind The Straight Shooter
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.
- 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 Straight Shooter
- What is the Straight Shooter personality?
- The Straight Shooter is one of the 243 Wellington portraits: a pattern of bands across the five Big Five dimensions rather than a fixed type. I say what I think and leave it there. Companionable and blunt, you take life as it comes, hold plain opinions firmly, stay even most nights, and see no reason to complicate what a good routine already handles.
- How common is The Straight Shooter?
- 0.45% of a reference sample of 596,850 adults share this combination. The Straight Shooter is an uncommon 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 Straight Shooter?
- 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 Straight Shooter 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 Straight Shooter 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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The Straight Shooter: I say what I think and leave it there. Which portrait are you? Find yours with Wellington.
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