I read this hoping there was going to be some educational "trick" it taught. Was disappointed, just sounds like somebody who wants to be purely technical is stu

I read this hoping there was going to be some educational "trick" it taught. Was disappointed, just sounds like somebody who wants to be purely technical is stuck working with difficult people. Geon should either change or jobs (to something less client-facing), or accept the job as it lies, which would involve recognizing psychology/therapy/emotions is a huge part of client interactions. In this case "alpha" clearly has a lot of emotions influencing his decisions, understanding those and getting him to like you is probably part of being a good contractor. If he perceived his work was dealing with a complete wildcard, and managed to, that's something Geon can take pride in. [Not to say any of this is common-sense, when I was young I probably would have felt like such projects were a waste of my time]