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I've met the brilliant jerk (and depending on who you ask, I've been the brilliant jerk). It's a real thing. One surprising thing is that it is possible for pe

I've met the brilliant jerk (and depending on who you ask, I've been the brilliant jerk). It's a real thing. One surprising thing is that it is possible for people to change, at least in how they treat people. Once I was told I would have to interact with the "brilliant jerk" and I complained and my manager said, "no, really, he has CHANGED" and, miracle of miracles, he had. I wish I knew exactly how and why he changed, my best guess is treatment for clinical depression, which often surfaces as extreme irritability.

elijahwright 9y ago
Amen and kudos for mentioning clinical depression as a thing that causes extreme irritability. I know a few Bobs. They are hard to deal with. They get promoted. And eventually you might want to trade them out for a different Bob - which can mean just flat out leaving an organization. They aren't likely to go, so that means it's you.