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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: 1) by rev0lt on Saturday March 01 2014, @02:45AM

    by rev0lt (3125) on Saturday March 01 2014, @02:45AM (#8941)

      I discovered his code was nearly worthless--it looked like the Winchester mansion

    There is this thing called "code reviews". It is a good practice to know what everybody is doing and how the product is going. Try googling it.

    I recently had to manage a Brilliant Jerk.

    Well, if you weren't looking at the actual code and the quality of the result (or delegating someone trustworthy to do it), you weren't really managing it, were you?