How confident are you in your ability to judge character?

[Mainly Mattias]

Have you ever been duped?

Have you been gobsmacked by a hidden trait in someone's personality?

I have been astounded by what some old coworkers/acquaintances have ended up being: (alleged) cheater, rapist, unsuccessful thief, violent alcoholic. Thankfully I haven't been personally affected, but it makes you question your ability to judge people's characters, you know?

As much as you want to believe that people present their entire personality to you, there are some bad eggs that aren't nicely labelled as such. The question is.. how well can you identify the bad eggs among us?

(on a semi-related note: Here's an article from the HP - 11 Signs You May Be Dating a Sociopath. Happy dating, everyone!)

[Horny Manatee]

I like to think I'm a great judge of character. Not too sound too cocky but I'm usually right about people.

The gf says I judge too much and she's also right. Oh well.

[Down by the River]

Have you ever been duped?

Have you been gobsmacked by a hidden trait in someone's personality?

I have been astounded by what some old coworkers/acquaintances have ended up being: (alleged) cheater, rapist, unsuccessful thief, violent alcoholic. Thankfully I haven't been personally affected, but it makes you question your ability to judge people's characters, you know?

As much as you want to believe that people present their entire personality to you, there are some bad eggs that aren't nicely labelled as such. The question is.. how well can you identify the bad eggs among us?

(on a semi-related note: Here's an article from the HP - 11 Signs You May Be Dating a Sociopath. Happy dating, everyone!)

Don't read a lick into that article. The first thing they do is state that "The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V) notes that sociopaths have an inflated sense of self"

The DSM does not state as such because 'sociopathy' is not in the DSM. The link they provide is to Antisocial Personality Disorder, which is not what you are interested in, because this disorder does not take callous/unemotional traits into consideration.

Although it isn't the best/most accurate read compared to actual articles, read "Snakes and Suits" by Hare and Babiak. Will help you understand the types of people you may come across in your work environment.

[Lil B From The Pack]

I can judge the character of Surrey Jacks from a mile away. But pretty much anyone can do that.

[-AJ-]

I'm probably too confident in this area. It's one I pride myself in and I probably pride myself more than I should.

[Tigs]

I can judge the character of Surrey Jacks from a mile away. But pretty much anyone can do that.

Woah, I'm impressed.

[Dogbyte]

One of the only things I am good at.

[TheRussianRocket.]

I'm very good in judging character. Probably say I'm right majority of the time.

[Guest Gumballthechewy]

People think they are good at reading people but in reality they aren't.

[CatsPajamas]

Better than most people. Call it a woman's intuition, never failed me. And that's a vapid article.

Do me.

judge me I mean.

[Psylocke]

I used to think that I was pretty good at judging someone's character, but recently something happened that made me question that ability.

[Silfverberg Snipes]

Echoing the sentiments or everyone else, I think I'm fairly good at judging people. It's probably a symptom of being introverted and spending a lot more time of being a silent observer rather than a loudmouth who prefers to be the center of attention.

[nuckin_futz]

I used to think that I was pretty good at judging someone's character, but recently something happened that made me question that ability.

Did you finally buckle and go out with :D?

[Psylocke]

Did you finally buckle and go out with :D?

Nope.

[Ronalds.Kenins41]

Echoing the sentiments or everyone else, I think I'm fairly good at judging people. It's probably a symptom of being introverted and spending a lot more time of being a silent observer rather than a loudmouth who prefers to be the center of attention.

Introverts have tendency to think they understand people but the truth of the matter is whether your extroverted or introverted it's still hard to judge people. Everyone thinks they understand people but most of the time they don't.

http://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2007/08/28/the-critical-7-rules-to-understand-people/%C2'>

[Bruce Boudreau]

Most people judge by appearances initially which is human nature but apparently it works best when you judge a person by their actions and not by what they say solely once you get to know them.

Some people are really good at putting on faces and being one thing in public and another thing privately.

I would say I am a ok judge of character. I like to observe people and their mannerisms, how they talk, the way they walk etc interact with different people. Hard to know for sure.

But so far I don't think anyone I really know is leading a double life.

People have a hard time figuring me out too sometimes too.

The only general thing to keep in mind I would say is to remember nobody is really as overtly nice as they seem and conversely no one is totally as bad as they may seem.

[Ronalds.Kenins41]

Most people judge by appearances initially which is human nature but apparently it works best when you judge a person by their actions and not by what they say solely once you get to know them.

Some people are really good at putting on faces and being one thing in public and another thing privately.

I would say I am a ok judge of character. I like to observe people and their mannerisms, how they talk, the way they walk etc interact with different people. Hard to know for sure.

But so far I don't think anyone I really know is leading a double life.

People have a hard time figuring me out too sometimes too.

The only general thing to keep in mind I would say is to remember nobody is really as overtly nice as they seem and conversely no one is totally as bad as they may seem.

Agree'd. First part is kinda sad really but it's so true.

[Offensive Threat]

We hired a guy in our US warehouse a few years back. I liked him. Met with him about once a week and talked with him on the phone daily. He was put in a position of trust after a while. Then we found out he was coming and going at weird hours. Like 2AM to 2:30AM every so often. (alarm company records of when alarms are activated deactivated with each person having a diff code to punch in/out) so we checked it out and he was stealing product. He was fired, we called the cops who investigated and a couple thousand dollars worth of our product was found at his house. He wouldnt have gotten away with it for very much longer as you cant hide that kind of inventory imbalance for very long and he had to know he would get caught eventually.

Before his court date about 6 months after being fired we found out he had died of a drug overdose. He was a drug addict and the thefts were to feed his addiction. He was late 30s, had a wife who worked at City hall, 3 kids, a nice house etc. He sure didnt seem like a drug addict. But he fooled us completely. I always thought I was a good judge of character. Not that time.

[Aladeen]

I like to observe people and their mannerisms, how they talk, the way they walk etc interact with different people.

Confirmed Chip Kelly is the creepy dude on the skytrain that stares at you!

[avelanch]

Introverts have tendency to think they understand people but the truth of the matter is whether your extroverted or introverted it's still hard to judge people. Everyone thinks they understand people but most of the time they don't.

it's easier to judge an extrovert than an introvert, as extroverts tend to reveal a lot more about themselves. this is why introverts think they can understand people better, because they are getting more info from people than they reveal themselves.