I tend to fall closer to your view, but there is a difference between professional and asshole. I don't need to or even want to be best friends with my colleagu

I tend to fall closer to your view, but there is a difference between professional and asshole. I don't need to or even want to be best friends with my colleagues, but at this point in my life I also refuse to deal with assholes no matter how smart they (think) they are. So when I say likability matters, what I'm saying is I need this person to be professional enough that we can work together day in and day out, and I don't want to routinely punch them in the face.