Lifer, Talent, or Mandarin?
Feb. 26th, 2005 07:43 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
c9Warning: (Mostly) political post.
Nicholas Lemann, author of The Promised Land, an examination of race politics in the US which I have not read, has a theory on people. Basically, the theory is that there are three types of people: Lifers, Talents, and Mandarins.
Lemann's description of these types, using the candidates for US President in 1996:
http://www-cgi.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1996/analysis/time/9602/26/class.system/
Maclean's columnist Paul Wells' description of these types (shorter, funnier, Canadian):
http://weblogs.macleans.ca/paulwells/archives/week_2005_02_20-2005_02_26.asp#000996
Anyway, if you want to, there's an online test which tells you which type you probably are. Enjoy!
...apparently,
Talent: 59%
Take the Talent, Lifer, or Mandarin quiz.
Nicholas Lemann, author of The Promised Land, an examination of race politics in the US which I have not read, has a theory on people. Basically, the theory is that there are three types of people: Lifers, Talents, and Mandarins.
Lemann's description of these types, using the candidates for US President in 1996:
http://www-cgi.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1996/analysis/time/9602/26/class.system/
Maclean's columnist Paul Wells' description of these types (shorter, funnier, Canadian):
http://weblogs.macleans.ca/paulwells/archives/week_2005_02_20-2005_02_26.asp#000996
Sidenote: Paul Wells is a very enjoyable read, both in column- and blog-forms. And he hates Paul Martin. It's a hoot.
Anyway, if you want to, there's an online test which tells you which type you probably are. Enjoy!
...apparently,
I'm a Talent!
You're a risk-taker, and you follow your passions. You're determined to take on the world and succeed on your own terms. Whether in the arts, science, engineering, business, or politics, you fearlessly express your own vision of the world. You're not afraid of a fight, and you're not afraid to bet your future on your own abilities. If you find a job boring or stifling, you're already preparing your resume. You believe in doing what you love, and you're not willing to settle for an ordinary life.
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Date: 2005-02-26 06:29 pm (UTC)I'm a Talent!
You're a risk-taker, and you follow your passions. You're determined to take on the world and succeed on your own terms. Whether in the arts, science, engineering, business, or politics, you fearlessly express your own vision of the world. You're not afraid of a fight, and you're not afraid to bet your future on your own abilities. If you find a job boring or stifling, you're already preparing your resume. You believe in doing what you love, and you're not willing to settle for an ordinary life.
Talent: 52%
Take the Talent, Lifer, or Mandarin (http://www.tomorrowland.us/tlm) quiz.Lifer: 30%
Mandarin: 52%
Ha ha! Defintely not a Lifer. No fucking way. I kind of see myself as a Mandarin, though, because I'm not totally secure with fleeting security, and I bring the same set of skills and hard work to any job that I am offered. I'd hesitate to start up on my own, but I would do it if the benefit were great enough or the possibility real enough.
Very interesting, though.
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Date: 2005-02-26 06:34 pm (UTC)(Do I get bonus points for having worked at a startup that didn't have chairs - the developers sat on file cabinets - when I interviewed with them but took the job anyway? Do those bonus points get taken away for where I currently work?)
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Date: 2005-02-27 06:00 am (UTC)