Staff Traits

Discover the best and worst staff traits in Two Point Hospital. Learn how to leverage positive traits and mitigate negative ones for a thriving hospital.

Hey there! So, you're diving into Two Point Hospital and want to make sure you're hiring the best folks? Beyond just their skills, your staff have these things called 'Traits'. You'll see them listed on their info panel, right near that 'Hire' button. They're a fun little addition that can really spice things up, giving you extra buffs or debuffs. Definitely pay attention to these when you're building your dream team!

Some traits have a real impact on gameplay, and we can break them down into a couple of categories:

Good Traits (The Ones You Want!)

• A natural mentor (Teacher): These guys are amazing at training. They'll zip through any teaching syllabus, giving you a +50% Teaching Speed boost.
• Green Fingers: They just like watering plants when they're idle. Nice and peaceful!
• Class Clown (Entertainer): Get ready for some entertainment! They'll bust out some sweet dance moves to cheer everyone up.
• Charming: These staff members make patients happier just by interacting with them.
• Funny: They've got a knack for making people laugh.
• Has magic healing hands (Healer): This is a big one! They increase the health of patients, which is super valuable.
• "Has Potential" (Fast Learner): Like the name suggests, they're quick learners and will develop their skills much faster. Expect a +50% Learning Speed bonus.
• High energy (Tireless): These staff members can work for longer stretches before needing a break.
• Hygienic: They like to keep themselves and their surroundings clean.
• Inspiring: They have a way of inspiring the people around them.
• Motivated: They move faster than normal, giving you a +20% Speed boost.
• Positive: Their happiness is naturally higher than average, giving you a +10% Happiness bonus.
• Romantic (Thinks their life is a romcom.): These staff members might get a speed boost when they're chatting up someone they find attractive.
• The girl/boy next door (Heart-Throb): This seems to work with 'Romantic', making them the target of admiration.
• Will work for peanuts (Cheap): You'll be happy to know they have reduced salary expectations.

Out of all the good traits, "Has magic healing hands" is probably the rarest. Seriously, it's like finding a unicorn! You might only see it on 2-5% of the staff you interview. If you ever spot it, hire them on the spot – they're worth their weight in gold!

Bad Traits (The Ones to Watch Out For)

• Argumentative (Likes to argue): These folks tend to argue with other argumentative staff members.
• Cheese for Brains (Stupid): They're slow learners, so expect a -25% Learning Speed. It'll take them a while to get up to speed.
• Dirty habits (Dirty): They'll make your hospital messy by leaving things dirty.
• Grumpy: Their happiness is lower than average, so expect a -10% Happiness penalty.
• Hangry: They get nasty when they're hungry, which also hits their happiness by -10%.
• Has a dark side (Evil): These staff members can actually decrease patient health by -5% when they interact with them. Yikes!
• Litterer: They have a habit of dropping litter all over the place.
• Short Temper: They become nasty when they're unhappy, so keep an eye on their mood.
• Terribly dull (Boring): They have a tendency to make the people around them bored.
• Tires easily (Lazy): These staff members will want more frequent breaks.
• Wants more money (Expensive): Be prepared for increased salary expectations.
• Weak bladder: They need to use the toilet much more often than others.
• Unhygienic: These staff members don't wash their hands, leading to them frequently getting the Sniffles. This condition tanks their mood and can cause vomiting, which isn't great for your hospital's hygiene score or patient happiness. Thanks to Arnizipal for that tip!

Flavor Traits (Just for Fun)

Then there are the traits that don't really affect gameplay but are just there to add some personality and humor to your staff. You might find staff who:

• Are a lightning rod for ironic nicknames.
• Are afraid of the dark and its implications.
• Ask for steak "well-done" because they don't want it done badly.
• Are avant-garde.
• Are a real fan of waterborne mammals.
• Believe they have "an understanding" with ducks.
• Believe they saw, and "had lunch with", a yeti.
• Criminally under-season everything, always.
• Collect limited editions of Burp!
• Don't know what they're doing.
• Don't speak Spanish.
• Don't listen to Nigel Bickleworth anymore.
• Eat pasta disgracefully.
• Enjoy installing trap doors.
• Get excited when receiving a sticker.
• Have a bad feeling about this.
• Have a passion for domestic woodwork.
• Have a sorbet problem.
• Have been in a sword fight.
• Are only human.
• Own a crossbow.
• Pretend to have read 'that' book so often, that they now think they might have.
• Put 'Out of Order' signs on things that aren't.
• Are semi-professional jugglers.
• Are sick of string sections.
• Suffer from spontaneous bouts of snoozing (that's narcolepsy for you!).
• Are the product of nepotism.
• Have handwriting that makes them seem boring.
• Thought, until recently, that Ricky Hawthorne was dead.
• Are thwarted by anything childproofed.
• Use mustard like butter.

Keep an eye out for these traits when you're hiring – they can make a big difference in how your hospital runs!