Most of us here are probably geeks. We're geeks who work closely, collaboratively with other geeks. But we're not hired for our social skills. I think that prob

Most of us here are probably geeks. We're geeks who work closely, collaboratively with other geeks. But we're not hired for our social skills. I think that probably makes a lot of human relation problems more pronounced in tech. Unintentionally making someone uncomfortable is probably just one of the symptoms.And no, I have no data to back that up; just anecdotes and conjecture.