I've worked with plenty of people whom I don't particularly like at a personal level, and would not have a beer with given a choice, yet were able to connect with at a professional level.
Honestly, this blog post had a "nails on chalkboard" sound, although it was written by the protagonist from his POV. My guess is that his co-workers would have said that he was a bit of an asshole, and made it clear that he was the "smartest guy" in the room. You can only pull off that bullshit if you are part of the tribe; when you're an outsider, that behavior lights up the organizations' immune response.
"You can only pull off that bullshit if you are part of the tribe; when you're an outsider, that behavior lights up the organizations' immune response."
This, this, one thousand times this!
When I first started with my current job, I had lots of free time, a technical background, and a desire to carve a place for myself. So in the first week I went through the whole website and invoiced where I felt there were some easily fixable UI/UX problems that could make things feel better and possibly get us more clients. Sent that list up the chain of command. Nobody cared.
Fast forward a year: I've learned the culture, how to work with the people involved, and I'm being shifted to a more hands on role with the product decision making. I've learned how to work in the system, so now I'm able to expand my sphere of influence.
I've worked with plenty of people whom I don't particularly like at a personal level, and would not have a beer with given a choice, yet were able to connect with at a professional level.
Honestly, this blog post had a "nails on chalkboard" sound, although it was written by the protagonist from his POV. My guess is that his co-workers would have said that he was a bit of an asshole, and made it clear that he was the "smartest guy" in the room. You can only pull off that bullshit if you are part of the tribe; when you're an outsider, that behavior lights up the organizations' immune response.