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There are two issues here. Firstly is your perception that they are 'quite mediocre, or above average at best' - this is your problem. Looking down on people fo
by peterhi 9y ago
There are two issues here. Firstly is your perception that they are 'quite mediocre, or above average at best' - this is your problem. Looking down on people for being less than yourself is not an admirable trait, something you seem to share with them.
The second issue is the other person 'tend to put down others who are more humble/less confident in their skills'. This is a what you would call a jerk (or arsehole in UK parlance). This is the issue that needs fixing. Are you in a position to call them out on this? Not necessarily official manager type position but pull them up each time they do it.
Someone like this could be seen as a bully and making the workplace unpleasant for the quieter / more humble members.
Their skills are irrelevant, if they were the most brilliant programmer in the world this would not excuse such behaviour.
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- icebraining 9y agoFirstly is your perception that they are 'quite mediocre, or above average at best' - this is your problem. Looking down on people for being less than yourself is not an admirable trait, something you seem to share with them. Why are you assuming the comparison is with oneself?
- havetocharge 9y agoIt may be a reasonable assumption, since the author lead with the "I".
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- willart4food 9y agoDidn't you, yourself, just look down on OP?
- jchw 9y agoWell, would you consider constructive criticism to be looking down on someone?
- willart4food 9y agoI like when people practice what they preach, and I don't like when people practice what they accuse others of doing. You know, leadership by example? But that's me, and we live in the "Do as I say not as I do" times.
- kevintb 9y agoPlease read the description > Furthermore, the same individuals tend to put down others who are more humble/less confident in their skills, directly or subtly. > It infuriates me when these individuals subtly bring down others, but I am unsure how to approach it - directly, indirectly, or just ignore it and focus on my own work and goals. Thought it was obvious I don’t look down on their lack of knowledge only. Then the question would have been “How do you deal with mediocre individuals?”
- jrs235 9y ago> Looking down on people for being less than yourself is not an admirable trait, something you seem to share with them. I'm having difficulty understanding where the idea that kevintb is looking down on those that kevintb considers to be mediocre. I don't believe kevintb believes that he is better or more knowledgeable about a topic. However, there might be some hubris (over confidence) involved in the assessment though. I think kevintb is merely observing others make overly confident claims (aka spewing BS). I am certainly not an expert on most things. Hell, I don't even know what, if anything, I'd claim to be an expert on. But, from my personal observation, experience, and not so humble opinion, I have above average google foo powers. This enables me to find answers to things faster, more efficiently, and even somethings most people struggle to find, including evaluating someone's claims. I can relate to kevintb.