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by mmaunder 3795 days ago
The problem wasn't that he is talented. It's that he's an asshole. Unfortunately the two often go hand-in-hand. I saw a top engineer once literally say to a colleague in ops: "Well my job is harder than yours so..." as rationale in a debate about something trivial. That kind of attitude is the hallmark of assholedom.