My mom always used to tell me, "You're not a follower, you're a leader." I didn't really agree, since I don't like the stress of being the "leader" but I knew I wasn't a follower either (I think I've mentioned this before...) I won't do what anyone else wants after all. Even if it's something I know is good for me. Pin once said that I was a "reluctant leader", and I think that probably fits better, especially after reading this.
(although there's nothing in there about being a sucker for personality tests...)
Looking back I've always been happy to be in a supporting role in groups, not the decision maker, but the trusted adviser. Not the recognized authority, just the feared disciplinarian. The right-hand man, the idea-man, the fix-it-man...and maybe even a little bit like this:
INTJ: The outside contractor
INTJs are solid, competent personalities who may seem aloof and even arrogant, but who are typically highly skilled in any field which interests them. INTJs are confident in their skills and knowledge, self-assured, and imaginitive; their exceptional problem-solving skills make them ideal architects, auto mechanics, and tools of the evil empire. While it requires the driving will to conquer of an ENTJ to imagine the Death Star and the evil genius of an ENTP to invent its devastating weapons systems, the skill and technical prowess of the INTJ is what makes the whole thing work.
The INTJ sees life as a problem to be solved. For that reason, the INTJ is the person a company brings in from the outside to streamline production processes and identify redundant assets for termination. The INTJ's combination of analyticial problem-solving skills and complete and utter disregard for the morality or consequences of his actions also make him ideal for the job of hatchet man, CIA operative, and helpdesk operator.
RECREATION: INTJs are often baffled by the strange and incomprehensible recreational rituals of other people, such as going to parties, watching television, and having sex. Instead, they prefer to spend their leisure time installing twin missile launchers in their cars to deter tailgaters and playing chess with megalomaniac CEOs of the Tyrell corporation.
COMPATIBILITY: Silly person, INTJs don't have relationships! They may, however build their own friends.
(can't link that one or it'd be a list of spoofs for all 16 types)
My current job is actually a bit like being an outside contractor since I visit a huge number of schools a few times each every year. I've found that I like seeing them make progress, and I'm proud that they listen to what I say and really try to implement it...but I may have just about fixed all their problems by this point...and that could be dangerous. I always was a bit of a curious kid, not the type to poke bugs until they died or anything like that but I realized early on that when there were no problems readily available for me to solve I'd make some up to entertain myself. I used to make the shift schedule at the bar I worked in for fun since my manager hated doing it, sometimes in two or three different versions. I like to poke things (not bugs, I swear!) and test their reactions like a chemist.
I know I confuse people, sometimes intentionally, but....I just want to see what happens, that's all. If you light the fire, I'll wait and see the shapes the leaves burn into before figuring the way to put it out which will save as many as possible. I want something to mess with and rearrange. I am not the creator, just the editor, not the one to solve the problem, but the one to point out all the angles...and, it seems, not the artist, but the muse...
...let me be your kerosene...
