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Deal With the Brilliant Jerks You Work With

posted by Dopefish on Friday February 28 2014, @07:00AM   Printer-friendly
from the stupid-is-as-stupid-does dept.

AnonTechie writes "In business, intelligence is always a critical element in any employee, because what we do is difficult and complex and the competitors are filled with extremely smart people. However, intelligence isn't the only important quality. Being effective in a company also means working hard, being reliable, and being an excellent member of the team. Companies where people with diverse backgrounds and work styles can succeed have significant advantages in recruiting and retaining top talent over those that don't."

 
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  • (Score: 5, Insightful) by gander on Friday February 28 2014, @02:08PM

    by gander (526) on Friday February 28 2014, @02:08PM (#8497) Homepage

    Alas, there is a trend to be looking for "superstar" employees of all stripes. Companies have this perception that if they just hire A players, regardless of how poor their people skills are, and how inflated their self-worth, that the business will benefit from them.

    Bullshit. Every one of these people turn out to be far more damaging to the organization. Yet the number of job postings looking for "rockstar" status people astounds.

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  • (Score: 1) by skullz on Friday February 28 2014, @04:00PM

    by skullz (2532) on Friday February 28 2014, @04:00PM (#8561)

    That's why I put "uber guru ninja pirate" on my resume, so they know I'm not one of "those".

    • (Score: 2) by ticho on Friday February 28 2014, @05:22PM

      by ticho (89) on Friday February 28 2014, @05:22PM (#8618) Homepage Journal

      Really? I have *checks the front page* "a Swarm of Circus Midgets" in mine. :-)

  • (Score: 1) by rev0lt on Saturday March 01 2014, @02:56AM

    by rev0lt (3125) on Saturday March 01 2014, @02:56AM (#8943)

    Most companies looking for "rockstars" are startups. They need to ship product to appease investors, even if it is a working prototype. Genuine rockstars won't last in this kind of environment, because sooner or later they will get bored with their work and move on. But while that doesn't happen, they really build the product together and are able to push it to the next level. That will give management time to actually build a good, cohesive team that can either gradually rewrite the platform or maintain the good bits, while keeping business deadlines and pleasing investors.

    I'm astonished no post I've seen mentions this, since it is pretty old hat if you manage development teams.