It depends on the definition of “agreeableness”. A lot of the time, you need somebody who’s not afraid to go against group consensus and say “this idea is really stupid”; who’s willing to ruffle some feathers in order to get the job done; and who’s willing to push people in order to make the deadline and cost goals.
Being “agreeable” does nothing to help your employer/business. The a-holes where I work are the people you can actually trust to help the business make money.
That sounds like common sense, not overall nastiness.
Agreed. Not only do you want original thinkers, you want people who aren’t so desperate to be liked that they avoid rejection by asking for the order in sales, for example.
Also, who wants to work with passive-aggressive types?