I've had some amazing pairing sessions and really really terrible sessions (FWIW I try to be a good pair). I accept everything you say about pairing, it has som

I've had some amazing pairing sessions and really really terrible sessions (FWIW I try to be a good pair). I accept everything you say about pairing, it has some really good team impacts. It gets abused though far too often not just as a tool to upskill team members but also as a way to 'keep them honest'. The always on, always teaching/learning is exhausting. The constant social interaction is grueling, and I'm an ambivert (ENTP-A E=51%). I pity the actual introverts. I've discovered, years later, that I much prefer to be alone with my thoughts when programming. Not sure I'll ever go back to an open plan office either.