Is Your Workplace Personality Out of (Birth) Order? by Ben Dattner

In the essay “ Is Your Workplace Personality Out of (Birth) Order? by Ben Dattner, the authors analyze the academic researches that show the predictions of personality can be base on the birth order.  Then the author go on describes the first-born child as strive to please their parents and that the first-born children are care for their young siblings.  And he also states that parents delegate responsibility to the first born-child in their absent. Moreover, he provided personality details a first-born child as to be more extraverted, confident, conformist, conservative, and academically inclined.  In addition, he gives couple example that currently successful such as Leonard Lauder of Estee Lauder, who took over a small business and turned into the world’s largest cosmetics companies.  Next, he described the second-born children are relative to their older siblings.  And the second-born child are more empathic, open to new experiences, more rebellious, and interested in foreign culture. And he also provided some examples of the second-born child. Then, he talked about the Middle siblings, who diplomatic and politically skilled, and a good negotiator. And he talked about the only child in the family and twins in the family. 

After I read this essay, is answering some of my questions that make whose I am today.  It also provides me with a clear understand of my siblings attitude.  I am the third child out of four children in the family.  I moved away from my parents when I turned nineteen years old.  Luckily, I have older brother and older sister that taking cares my parents for me, I am be able to move freely.  I love my family, but I don’t want to live close to them.  As I read this essay, it open my minds and provides me with a clear understand of being the child that wanted to live freely away from family.  I don’t know the main reason, but I think I do now.  I was searching for the right answers, but I never able to understand it. Until, I read this essay.  I am totally agree with the author that birth order have a great effects on people personality and work ethic.