Self-selecting teams FTW. I'm fine working solo, paired, group, whatever. Being on a high functioning team is just the best thing ever. Like how I imagine a c

Self-selecting teams FTW. I'm fine working solo, paired, group, whatever. Being on a high functioning team is just the best thing ever. Like how I imagine a championship winning sportsball team must feel. My two recurring problems have been: - The need to play catch with others who can not or will not throw the ball back. This has taken every form. Too junior, too senior, gatekeeper, saboteur, communications barrier, maverick, Mr (or Mrs) Magoo, ad nauseum. - Not having any one to "rubber duck" with. I'll eventually figure out most things on my own. But it's oh so much nicer to have a buddy. -- Alas, miscommunication and cross purposes is the default. Getting to Just Right (Goldilocks) is rare, has always required huge effort, and is short-lived (often mooting the effort). (Cite: "forming, storming, norming, performing," where the chaotic PHBs trigger another reorg, like cosmic rays randomizing memory bits.) And that's life. Work, marriage, parents, kids, teachers, volunteering, riding the bus, and so forth.