Am I A Tolerant Person At Work?

Can you effectively circumvent a process to get things done?

Do you take long to address performance issues (which may lead to bigger problems later)?

Can you confirm that it doesn’t bother you to bend the rules when necessary (neither when others do the same)? According to you, the rules need to serve the business, not the other way around.

Are you (repeatedly) forgiving when someone else makes a mistake?

Based on your answers, it does not seem like you are a tolerant person at work. Intolerant people usually know the rules, follow them, and expect other people to do the same. They have high expectations for themselves and their co-workers. Being (in)tolerant influences the way someone behaves within a workplace. Intolerant people tend to work best when the rules are enforced evenly. They will take rules at work literally, so for managers it’s important to be clear if a judgment call is needed. People with intolerant and tolerant personality traits bring different strengths into a workplace. We have to keep in mind that (in)tolerance is just one facet of someone’s personality.

Based on your answers, you are displaying some signs of being a tolerant person, but also of an intolerant person. Someone who is tolerant does not mind bending the rules if necessary, or they may not even think the rules apply or are important. Most of the time, they are more focused on the end result, instead of following a certain route to get there. Intolerant persons, on the other hand, are often inflexible: they will take rules at work literally. They may also have a hard time receiving feedback. For managers, it’s important to consider these differences when training, motivating, and giving feedback. However, we have to keep in mind that (in)tolerance is just one facet of someone’s personality.

Based on your answers you are displaying signs typically seen among individuals who are tolerant. Tolerant people are usually easy to work with, but this also depends on their overall personality type. In general, a tolerant person is accepting and open-minded, and they don’t have problems with bending rules. Both tolerant and intolerant people bring different strengths to an organization. Being tolerant or intolerant is just a small part of someone’s personality. For a manager it’s important to look at someone’s complete personality when training, hiring and managing people.