Personality v. Work: Are You in the Right Job?

Personality encompasses a person’s relatively stable feelings, thoughts, and behavioural patterns.
Each of us has a unique personality that differentiates us from other people, and understanding someone’s personality gives us clues about how that person is likely to act and feel in a variety of situations.
To manage effectively, it is helpful to understand the personalities of different employees, which includes the Big 5 personality traits – Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness and Neuroticism.
Having this knowledge is also useful for placing people in the right roles within an organisation.

Source / https://pressbooks.pub/workplacepsychology/chapter/psy104_ch05
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To a certain extent, our behaviour at work is dependent on our personality.
A sociable and outgoing person is likely to exhibit the same personality traits at work and at home, and they will therefore apply for roles that draw on these strengths.
Similarly, an introverted and quiet person may prefer a back office position where they can focus on the tasks at hand with minimal interruptions so they can perform to the best of their ability.
Generally, we tend to do what is expected of us at work, as opposed to how we want to behave, but it is wise to consider a person’s individual circumstances when engaging in organisational activities such as job design or enrichment.