Disagree. I've worked with smartasses, and I've worked with many people smarter than me. While there can be overlap, there generally isn't, in my experience.

Disagree. I've worked with smartasses, and I've worked with many people smarter than me. While there can be overlap, there generally isn't, in my experience. Smartassery is something I've most often witnessed in people having a need for self-assertion. Most really smart colleagues I've had are confident enough in their skills that they don't need to prove them by being smartasses. Anecdotes, but quite a few of them.