One of the 243 portraits · MMHLL
The Workhorse
I feel every error, and I fix it anyway.
Every mistake lands in your stomach first.
Diligent and dependable, you run the routine to the letter and get along with people well enough. You feel every error in your stomach, and you distrust anything that has not been tested.
Diligent · Dependable · Grounded
The five together
Diligent and dependable, you run the routine to the letter, get on with people well enough, feel every error in your stomach, and distrust anything untested.
The Workhorse's result is high on Conscientiousness, low on Emotional Stability and Openness and in the middle on Extraversion and Agreeableness. 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 2 in 1,000 people
0.22% of a reference sample of 596,850 adults share this combination. The Workhorse 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 Workhorse might recognize
- You finish what you start, on schedule, even when nobody is checking.
- A small mistake at work can sit with you for the rest of the day.
A question worth keeping
What would it take for you to let one small error stay small, instead of carrying it home?
Six lenses
The Workhorse in relationships, at work, and under stress.
In relationships
What you bring, what you need, where it strains.
These six lenses on The Workhorse 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 Workhorse.
- Extraversion lowThe Perfectionist
- Extraversion highThe Head Coach
- Agreeableness lowThe Drill Sergeant
- Agreeableness highThe Defender
- Conscientiousness lowThe Comfort Seeker
- Conscientiousness mediumThe Salt of the Earth
- Emotional Stability mediumThe Logistician
- Emotional Stability highThe Bridge Builder
- Openness mediumThe List Maker
- Openness highThe Editor
The traits behind The Workhorse
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.
- Balanced band, 30th to 70th 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.
- High band, above the 70th percentileWhat is Conscientiousness?
How organised, careful, and reliable you are about getting things done and keeping your promises.
- Quiet band, below the 30th 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 Workhorse
- What is the Workhorse personality?
- The Workhorse is one of the 243 Wellington portraits: a pattern of bands across the five Big Five dimensions rather than a fixed type. I feel every error, and I fix it anyway. Diligent and dependable, you run the routine to the letter, get on with people well enough, feel every error in your stomach, and distrust anything untested.
- How common is The Workhorse?
- 0.22% of a reference sample of 596,850 adults share this combination. The Workhorse 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 Workhorse?
- 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 Workhorse 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 Workhorse 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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