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ENFP<\/strong>: Reject their big ideas and tell them to focus on their small, detail-oriented tasks before getting creative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ENFJ<\/strong>: Leave them completely alone to sort through numbers and figures all day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

INFJ<\/strong>: Regularly switch up their tasks and day-to-day objectives, without warning them or giving them time to prepare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ESFP<\/strong>: Assign them to a job that requires them to do the same repetitive task, day after day after day, with little human interaction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ENTP<\/strong>: Micromanage everything they do, and reject any ideas they have for improvements or new initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

INTP<\/strong>: Force them to deal directly with emotional clients all day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ENTJ<\/strong>: Assign them a position that limits their autonomy. Be vague and unclear about opportunities for upward advancement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

INTJ<\/strong>: Interrupt their workflow with \u2018surprise\u2019 tasks that must be completed immediately, in collaboration with others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ESTP<\/strong>: Refuse to let them act on anything unless they first present a detailed analysis of how it is going to play out long-term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ISFP<\/strong>: Put them in a position where they are forced to \u2018lay down the law\u2019 and be strict and authoritative toward their colleagues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

INFP<\/strong>: Criticize their creative input and force them to stick only to conventional, laborious methods of getting things done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ESFJ<\/strong>: Assign them a role that forces them to be dishonest with clients, which paints them in an unreliable light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ISFJ<\/strong>: Put them in a management position that forces them to attend to a wide range of changing concerns on the fly, all of which impact the other employees, often negatively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ISTJ<\/strong>: Give them vague goals and insufficient training. Then surround them with coworkers who enjoy slacking off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ISTP<\/strong>: Hold them responsible for managing the emotional concerns of other employees and attending to staff morale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ESTJ<\/strong>: Provide them with vague, difficult-to-measure targets and goals. Instead of giving them feedback on their results, tell them how you feel<\/em> about their work performance. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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