Violet Buckle MBTI & Enneagram | Call the Midwife

ESTJ 3w2 Characters

Violet is a businesswoman who prides herself on her work ethic, who always wants money for her services, and who sometimes gets after Fred for his “do good” endeavors or for wasting money on things that don’t get them a decent return (such as his endless side schemes). When others come to her for help in her official capacity, she has to inform them that they must go through the proper channels and fill out the right paperwork, and that she can’t give them special treatment just because she cares about them. But she makes a lot of her decisions based on logic over emotion, despite having a good heart. Violet is a social organizer, running for political office, and mobilizing people toward community group efforts ranging from public picnics to providing housing assistance for the under-privileged. She considers the impact her decisions have on the community, and makes decisions out of a sense of compassion (such as when she rigs a baby basket give-away, to award it to a woman who did not even know she was pregnant and therefore has nothing “ready” for the baby). She has built up a successful business that has long-term clients, unlike Fred who is more of an “odd jobs man” who dabbles in a bunch of different things. She has the same routine with her shop every week (when Fred calls one of her suppliers late, he has to come up with reasons why “their usual order wasn’t placed on the right date”) and keeps track of all the details of her clients, from their children’s ages to their preferred hair ribbon colors. She even remembers Fred’s first wife, and his two daughters. Violet easily handles the dozens of details and red-tape involved in being a politician; she wants to make sure they are following all the regulations and doing things “properly.” Her lower Ne is interested in new ideas for fun community events, and eager to “keep current.” She is forthcoming with certain feelings, but not gushy about them; she confides in Fred her worries that their son’s girlfriend “may not feel the same way about him; I just don’t want Reggie to get hurt!” but once knowing “she feels the same!” she relaxes. She shows a great deal of charitable tolerance for Fred’s daughter not liking her, and reassures her that she has no intention of replacing her mother in Fred’s heart. She urges him to put up a picture of his dead wife with the rest of their family.

Enneagram: 3w2

Violet is ambitious, hard-working, and successful. She also manages to avoid looking foolish or humiliated, and keeps her temper even when Fred’s daughter is horrible to her. She’s aware of how things look, and wants to keep up appearances. She fusses over the presentation of her shop and how her loved ones appear. Violet has the self-confidence to run for public office and win, though she appreciates the support of her friends. She is objective when she makes decisions for the good of the community, but is not above bending the rules for a good cause. Her 2 wing is genuinely helpful, protective, and invested in others’ lives.