I worked with one person who weaponized pedantry. He thought he was educating everyone by being a complete stickler for his specialized vocabulary and would ne

I worked with one person who weaponized pedantry. He thought he was educating everyone by being a complete stickler for his specialized vocabulary and would never just answer a bloody question, wasting everyone's time. He thought he was Socrates but he was the hemlock. Similar to a good project manager he was like a chain-saw: very effective, but you always want the tool pointed away from you. It also meant you really thought about whether you could get what you needed done with any other tool rather than pull out the chainsaw. Ultimately this kind of behavior is a productivity sink; forcing everyone into your rules because it'll be so much better when everyone just complies with how you need the world to be means getting worked around and giving the pedant's work to someone more pleasant to work with. Please note: I'm not dinging people who sincerely need structure to help them function. This was a conscious choice just to be a jerk because in that person's opinion everything would be great as soon as we all thought exactly like he did.