[pavel_lishin]

> She told me she had a technical background (although she had been in management 10 years so it’s not like her experience was even relevant)

I want to say that this is absolutely troll behavior, but there's actually dingdongs who think like this - and who say things like this! - in the real world.

But yes, if I read this on reddit's r/aita subreddit, I would assume this was mid-grade fiction.

[JohnFen]

I participated in a team interview a few months back with a candidate who had about 3 years of experience and an outsized opinion of his abilities. Immediately after he had clearly demonstrated that he wasn't as skilled as most people would be with three years of experience, he straight up declared himself to be a "senior software engineer". To experienced, working devs.

My team exhibited an amazing ability to avoid bursting out laughing until he left.

It's reasonably rare, but every so often you get a real gem.

[foofie]

> he straight up declared himself to be a "senior software engineer". To experienced, working devs.

Might it be possible that the candidate was trying to upsell his skillset? If there is any venue where this pays off, a job interview is precisely it.

[ryandrake]

I would also have thought that the letter was fictional, had I not worked directly with a handful of people exactly like this in tech. Zero E.Q. and zero idea about how much that it's holding them back. The idea of stalking the manager's manager on LinkedIn, figuring out their E-mail, and contacting them to tell them that they are wrong: Wow, but totally believable if it were one of the few "Raging Arrogant Engineer Jerk" personalities I've actually met in real life.

[manquer]

there are many people who do behave like this , however I am not sure if anyone with this kind of behavior would write to online column seeking advice ?

[lazyasciiart]

I'm a member of an online site loosely formed around a shared interest but discussing all topics. There's two different users who spring to mind immediately as examples of people like this, who post questions pretty much like this.

[TheCleric]

I could completely see it if the person is narcissistic enough to do all these things they’d also be fragile enough to seek out someone to say “YOU ARE RIGHT AND VERY SMART.”