QuietVirtue：TheConscientiousTheeverydaysignsofconscientiousness（认真尽责）-beingpunctual，carefulindoingwork，self-disciplined，andscrupulous（一丝不苟的）inattendingtoresponsibilities-aretypicalcharacteristicso
QuietVirtue：TheConscientious
Theeverydaysignsofconscientiousness（认真尽责）-beingpunctual，carefulindoingwork，self-disciplined，andscrupulous（一丝不苟的）inattendingtoresponsibilities-aretypicalcharacteristicsofthemodelorganizationalcitizen，thepeoplewhokeepthingsrunningastheyshould．Theyfollowtherules，helpout，andareconcernedaboutthepeopletheyworkwith．It'stheconscientiousworkerwhohelpsnewcomersorupdatespeoplewhoreturnafteranabsence，whogetstoworkontimeandneverabusessickleaves，whoalwaysgetsthingsdoneondeadline．
Conscientiousnessisakeytosuccessinanyfield．Instudiesofjobperformance，outstandingeffectivenessforalmostalljobs，fromsemi鄄skilledlabortosalesandmanagement，dependsonconscientiousness．Itisparticularlyimportantforoutstandingperformanceinjobsatthelowerlevelsofanorganization：thesecretarywhosemessagetakingisperfect，thedeliverytruckdriverwhoisalwaysontime．
AmongsalesrepresentativesforalargeAmericancarmanufacturer，thosewhoweremostconscientioushadthelargestvolumeofsales．Conscientiousnessalsooffersabuffer（缓冲）againstthethreatofjoblossintoday'sconstantlychangingmarket，becauseemployeeswiththisqualityareamongthemostvalued．Forthesalesrepresentatives，theirlevelofconscientiousnessmatteredalmostasmuchastheirsalesindeterminingwhostayedon．
Thereisanairaroundhighlyconscientiouspeoplethatmakesthemseemevenbetterthantheyactuallyare．Theirreputationfordependabilityinfluencesmanagers爷evaluationsoftheirwork，givingthemhigherevaluationsthanobjectivemeasuresoftheirperformancewouldpredict．
Butconscientiousnessintheabsenceofsocialskillscanleadtoproblems．Sinceconscientiouspeopledemandsomuchofthemselves，theycanholdotherpeopletotheirownstandards，andsobeoverlyjudgmentalwhenothersdon爷tshowthesamehighlevelsofmodelbehavior．FactoryworkersinGreatBritainandtheUnitedStateswhowereextremelyconscientious，forexample，tendedtocriticizeco-workersevenaboutfailuresthatseemedunimportanttothosetheycriticized，whichdamagedtheirrelationships．
Whenconscientiousnesstakestheformof
