> I think that's a bit harsh. Well, somewhat. But I read other comments here and in at least three cases the posters were proudly describing themselves as assh

> I think that's a bit harsh. Well, somewhat. But I read other comments here and in at least three cases the posters were proudly describing themselves as assholes. The problem with all of them was that they never once realized that pairing may be done not for them, but for the other person (or them both). I thought it's common sense to consider all the people involved in the interaction. For those people it's not, it's only about how they feel and how they are influenced by pairing. I was very, very lucky (apparently) that I didn't meet any of them (or they didn't have the chance to manifest their attitude towards me - towards all of us) in my professional life. This "fuck you all, whatever it may be I'm working" attitude may be tolerated in people who really contribute a lot. Their presence may be beneficial on the whole to the company or even to the team they're on. That doesn't mean they are not assholes - it just means that in our industry being a jerk is not disqualifying feature. I have no idea what they are so proud about, though.