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The one brilliant "jerk" I work with works mainly by himself. He's been isolated from everyone else. I say "jerk" because he doesn't seem like one to me, he's j
by charlie0 3y ago
The one brilliant "jerk" I work with works mainly by himself. He's been isolated from everyone else. I say "jerk" because he doesn't seem like one to me, he's just disagreeble. I've noted in most working environments, especially remote ones, being tactful is of the upmost importance, which is odd in an engineering environment where having correct and efficient solutions would be the most important. Me being somewhat disagreeable, I actually like the guy because he doesn't beat around the bush. But alas, one person's honesty is another person's "rude" behavior.
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- JohnFen 3y ago> which is odd in an engineering environment where having correct and efficient solutions would be the most important. Whenever people have to work together as a team, social skills become at least as important as technical ones. That's why whenever I've interviewed job applicants, my main concern is "how well will they function on the team", not "do they have all the necessary skills". Assuming that someone is smart and likes to learn, skills can be taught. Fitting in on a team, though, cannot.
- johnnyanmac 3y ago>Assuming that someone is smart and likes to learn, skills can be taught. wish you can tell that to the current job market. Tons of jobs I wasn't even given time to talk to a technical reviewer for because it seems people right now just want the perfect candidate who will be productive from day zero.
- HPsquared 3y agoI guess a person with low agreeableness will be more likely to "point out errors in the socially agreed convention". And therefore be seen as both brilliant, and as jerks.