The personality constitutes very important factor of occupational development, adaptation and functioning. Personality disorders and their impact on the workplace are considered relatively seldom in literature. The authors analyze – theoretically and empirically – how earlier experi-ences form personality disorders and indirectly exert influence on occupational choices, and how occupational conditions and workplace could form personality disorders. In the aftermath of the research the conclusions confirm that certain forms of personality disorders depends on the experiences of childhood and adolescence, others – on the occupational career.