Re:I grew up gifted, but my life didn’t turn out the way I e...
by edmcnulty101 on Wednesday June 01, 2022 @09:12AM
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Not necessarily. It can be I guess, but my last position the lead dev was very likable but totally incompetent. He wasn't a motivator or anything either. He actually hurt morale because of his inconpetence. He just had a likable personality. The project itself was millions of dollars and several years behind. But the business people with the purse strings liked the guy and he knew enough to bullshit them.
I've seen this pattern repeated alot throughout my many years. Most jobs aren't really that hard so the real way to keep the job and thrive is to just be likable.
An interesting perspective, but I suspect that you're using "likeability" as a cynical proxy for how well a person works in a team.
A person with an exceptional personality that motivates their entire team to work harder is likely infinitely more valuable to the employer than a more individualistic employee that might be exceptional when compared to any individual employee but still severely underperforms compared to a motivated team. Should the employer be compelled to pick the later just because they are smarter and more competent?