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Want success at work? Find a partner with these 5 personality traits
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According to a study from researchers at the University of Washington in St. Louis, the way a workers spouse acts at home can impact how productive an employee is. In fact, your significant others personality may impact whether or not your career is successful. - photo by Herb Scribner
Companies across America want their employees' spouses to feel more included at the office, according to an article I wrote earlier this month.

But your spouse can impact your job performance without ever stepping foot inside your workplace. According to a study from researchers at the University of Washington in St. Louis, the way a workers spouse acts at home can impact how productive an employee is. In fact, your significant others personality may impact whether or not your career is successful.

If youre looking for someone who can help you advance in your career and keep your relationship healthy, here are five personality traits to look out for:

Conscientious

Youll want your partner to be conscientious if you want success in the workplace, according to the University of Washingtons research. A partner who is conscientious is more likely to keep things organized at home, which reduces stress for workers, the study found. The lack of stress at home allows workers to focus on work and be more productive, which can push them up the corporate ladder, according to the study.

Less laundry, fewer errands and reduced responsibility around the house can translate into better pay, greater advancement and increased job satisfaction, Scientific American wrote about the study.

Intimate

Is your partner intimate with you? If they are, there may be less drama in the home, which will relieve your partner of the stress they bring into the workplace, according to a 2013 study published in the Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology.

The study looked at dual-earner couples and found that those who shared more time with their spouse than in the office earned more career success, especially when the time spent with their spouse is intimate and free of conflict. The less time workers have to worry about relationship problems at home, the more time they have to spend on work and building their careers, according to the study.

Supportive

How supportive your spouse is can influence your career, too, according to a study from Florida State University. It found that spouses who had a supportive partner at home were 29 percent more efficient at work since they could tell their partner about their work problems, which helps workers relieve stress.

What's more, the study said spouses with a supportive partner were 33 percent more likely to be friendly with co-workers and were 20 percent more satisfied with their jobs.

Successful

According to the Pew Research Center, 78 percent of never-married women want their potential spouse to have a successful career since the man would be more well-off financially and better able to support themselves and a family.

Pew reported that this train of thought is likely the after effects of the Great Recession of 2008, when men lost 3 million more jobs than women, according to The Economic Policy Institute, which has caused people to be more cautious with their finances.

This will already start couples off on the right foot and be an indication to both partners that career success matters for relationship stability.

Open to change

Sometimes people have to relocate for their jobs, or they have to change careers together. According to experts who spoke to Fox News, couples should be open to the changes that could come. At the very least, spouses should be willing to talk to their significant others about the potential changes and find ways to compromise, Fox News reported.

It takes time and work to forge ahead with and garner the healthy support of your family, psychologist Janet Scarborough Civitelli told Fox News. Anything less could cause stress-related health issues and limit your chance of succeeding, particularly if youre starting a business.

Civitelli said that healthy relationships have partners who will talk about career advancement opportunities and their lifetime career plans.