[Jean-Papoulos]

Yes, it does. Given the choice of having a coworker that's a very nice 0.1x engineer and having a bloody annoying one that's a 10x I'll work with the 10x any day.

The internet has evolved such a Newspeak, censor-driven culture, it's sad to see. I want people to be able to tell each other "I think this is shit and here's why".

[jakelazaroff]

Given that choice, I would work with neither of them. The world has no shortage of people who are both skilled engineers and not assholes.