Temperament and job satisfaction

So how can you make your current job as satisfying as possible? "Well, that depends on your personality temperament," according to Paul Tieger of PersonalityType.com. "Because people are different, the very same activity that might make one person deliriously happy might lead another into a deep depression."

If you go to http://www.personalitytype.com/career_quiz and take the 4-question quiz, you'll get an idea of your temperament. The assessment will tell you your complete 4-letter personality type, but to determine your temperament-- which is the core of each type-- simply look for the letters: SJ, SP, NT and NF.

Traditionalists (Sensor Judgers) need to have clear expectations.
To enjoy your job more, find a project that needs doing and volunteer to lead the effort, seek advice and opinions of colleagues who are different from you, suggest ways your office/company could be run more efficiently, ask your boss and co-workers to be explicit with requests and/or instructions, and/or set up short term goals that you can meet.

Experiencers (Sensor Perceivers) need to enjoy what they’re doing.
To enjoy your work more, look around for projects to volunteer for that would be fun, try to find at least some time to get outside, delegate to others as many routine tasks as you can, volunteer to help run and or participate in recreational or social activities, seek opportunities to use your negotiating skills, consider taking a time-management course, try to build more variety into your daily routine, and/or set short-term, achievable goals.

Conceptualizers (iNntuitive Thinkers) need to be challenged.
To enjoy your job more, seek out professional development opportunities, take courses or attend seminars to expand your expertise and add credentials, find other creative people to brainstorm ideas with, hire competent “detail” people, find a mentor you admire and respect or, mentor another person, and/or develop a “critical friends” group to critique each others’ ideas.

Idealists (iNtuitive Feelers) need to believe in what they’re doing and have meaningful relationships.
To enjoy your job more, create a support group to help people with personal and/or work-related issues, volunteer to do PR for your company or department, try (harder!) to leave your work at the office, consider becoming a trainer or coach in your field of expertise, volunteer to draft your organization’s mission statement, seek out other creative people to bounce things off of, and/or attend conferences or get involved in professional organizations.

Here's where you can see more on your 4-letter personality type.