[trengorilla]

If you also act like a cock in person then definitely not. Even the most brilliant people in the world usually have the self awareness to not give themselves glowing reviews, perhaps you're great but have a social blind spot in that regard. If you consistently speak like that in person then many people would not like working with you and that would call your glowing self review into question.

Literally everyone? Ok :)

[ChrisMarshallNY]

I have no idea why you wrote that comment. You do realize that this isn't Reddit, right?

[trengorilla]

This is basically a sub reddit. I was just responding to you like I would in conversation, not sure what the medium has to do with it.

[ChrisMarshallNY]

Well, for me, you'll notice that I deliberately don't hide who I am. I deleted my last anonymous account many moons ago.

As such, I won't post stuff like you just did. It's uncouth and unprofessional. I consider this a professional environment. If you choose to look at it as a personal entertainment medium, then knock yourself out.

I'm a reformed troll. I used to be a right bastard. A great deal of my approach, these days, is an act of atonement. In fact, a great deal of my personal philosophy is based upon becoming a much more productive member of society, than I have been in the past.

I'm every bit as cynical as the next chap; more so, I'll bet. I regularly deal with some truly scary people, in my personal work on NPO stuff. I doubt there's a thing that you could say that would shock me.

It's also quite possible for very good people to exist in this world. I try to be one, myself. I know of many, many others. They are my heroes, and my models.

Please don't make the error of mistaking optimism, kindness, or politeness for weakness or stupidity. It's my experience that this can lead to...costly mistakes.

[trengorilla]

Please don't make the error of mistaking optimism, kindness, or politeness for weakness or stupidity.

My post had nothing to do with any of this.

All I was pointing out was that being excessively boastful and claiming that everyone, without exception, finds working with you "enormously fulfilling" is just unbecoming. I feel like many will find that distasteful and you should leave other people to rate their interactions with you. I doubt there's a single person in the world who has a 100% success rate with regards to positive social/professional experiences with others...

I could have definitely worded it more politely and honestly if this account was tied to my personal name I probably would have worded it more politely, so you've got me there :)

[ChrisMarshallNY]

All that said, you do have a point, and I'll refrain from saying that I'm a kind and openminded person that people tend to (as opposed to always) enjoy working with.

I posted incorrectly. It is not 100% universal, but I'll bet it's a lot more than you might think. I've spent the last 40 years, getting along with some of the most difficult people on Earth. In fact, many of them are ones with a history of violence, and it's always a good idea to be polite in that kind of company.

Geeks are easy, after that.