Not sure why it is surprising. Analytical intelligence (the type that can build systems that save the company hundreds of millions a year) is different from soc

Not sure why it is surprising. Analytical intelligence (the type that can build systems that save the company hundreds of millions a year) is different from social intelligence. The author clearly states that their smartness did not extend into the social realm. He cites the friend he referred to Amazon, who got hired and quickly started rising in the ranks by kissing ass, sucking up and going so far as to show fake data in meetings to make his superiors look good.