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Your coworker scans as
The Straight Shooter
LOW TRAITS · WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET
Whatever friction you have with this person, it’s happening in the open. No triangulation, no missing emails, no guilt ledger. You may not like them, but the scan says they’re not working you.
Typical trait profile for this readout. Your own scan will differ.
THE SHARED READOUT
WHAT TIPPED IT · THEIR ANSWERS
What this readout means
Workplace manipulation is defined by indirection: doing damage through third parties, timing, and selective information rather than face to face. Your answers show little of that. Disagreements with a straight shooter are uncomfortable but honest, and honest is the version you can actually resolve.
WHAT YOU CAN DO
- If it’s a personality clash, say so plainly. Straight shooters respond to direct.
- Check whether the tension is really about workload or roles rather than the person.
- Save this scan for the coworker who makes you feel confused, not the one who makes you feel annoyed.
WHAT TO SAY · SCRIPTS FOR THIS READOUT
How to raise it
- “I think we’ve been rubbing each other the wrong way. Can we talk about it straight?”
- “Something bugged me in Monday’s standup: I felt talked over. I wanted to say it rather than stew.”
- “I think part of this is that our roles overlap. Can we sort out who owns what?”
How to set the line
- “I’m glad to help, but I need requests before noon so I can plan around them.”
- “I own the client comms on this project. Please route those through me.”
- “I’m going to say when I disagree in the room, and I’d like you to do the same.”
When they push back
- “I don’t think that’s what happened. Walk me through what you saw.”
- “If I dropped something, tell me which piece and I’ll fix it today.”
- “I’m not trying to make you look bad. I’m trying to get the thing done.”
Say them in your own words. The point is to have something ready before the conversation, not to read from a card.
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