Just because a handwriting analyst had a less-than-flattering description of you does not mean that the handwriting is on the wall. This person was part of the evening's entertainment, and you should leave it at that. Your persistence and energy levels are best reflected by your performance on the job, rather than by someone who does not have one fact concerning your work.
Every once in a while, one hears about a company that uses handwriting analysis in the hiring process. The positive side of handwriting analysis is that it typically provides attractively-bound reports with definitive statements regarding numerous aspects of a person's personality, such as confidence, maturity, intelligence, independence, and so forth. The only problem is that there is no scientific basis behind these assertions at all.
There have been studies in which the exact same handwriting samples have been sent to different handwriting analysts, and the reports from these analysts reached totally different conclusions about the personality of the writer. Handwriting analysis is interesting, intriguing, and amusing, and its role in business is just where you found it -- as entertainment at a year-end dinner.
There is no reason for you to meet with your manager to discuss the comments made by this entertainer. For whatever reason, she picked up some inaccurate cues from you. Perhaps it was your attire, pattern of speech, or the way you were sitting... although she was analyzing your handwriting, she was looking at you and trying to gather as much data as possible.
When it comes to work, handwriting content is far more important than style, parlor games belong in the parlor, and the most accurate indicator of a person's energy level is his or her behavior. Speaking of behavior, do you think a low-energy person would write a letter?
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