complementary fit occurs when a person's characteristics "make whole" the environment or add to it what is missing (kristof, 1996; muchinsky & monahan, 1987). when individuals and environments complement one another by addressing each other's needs, such as when an environment provides opportunities for achievement that are concordant with the individuals’ needs for achievement or when an individual with exceptional problem solving skills is in an environment that is in turmoil (beasley et al., 2012). piasentin and chapman (2006) found that only a small portion of the workforce perceive fit due to complementary while most view fit as supplementary (resulting from being similar to others). journal of occupational and organizational psychology, 80 (2), 341–354.