New Girl

[Old Greg]

I used to work with one of the most feckless specimens I have ever encountered and often wondered why he had bullet-proof confidence yet was completely incompetent, then someone pointed out that his incompetence means he has no ability for self-reflection and analysis and is therefore blissfully unaware that he is tulipe.

on the other hand being over bearing like this can often indicate deep-rooted low self-esteem

difficult one but anyone super confident or super happy ring alarm bells with me

The worst is when these people are good at 'managing upwards' and the senior people all think they're great.

[EternalOptimist]

difficult one but anyone super confident or super happy ring alarm bells with me

well she probbly comes from a long line of bell-ringers

ethmerelda, ith that yooo ??

[2BIT]

The worst is when these people are good at 'managing upwards' and the senior people all think they're great.

did we work at the same place?

[BA to the Stars]

I just eat everyone on sight.

It saves so much time.

FTFY

[Churchill]

The worst is when these people are good at 'managing upwards' and the senior people all think they're great.

did we work at the same place?

It's called prioritising who you please. Happens in a lot of places.

[OwlHoot]

I used to work with one of the most feckless specimens I have ever encountered and often wondered why he had bullet-proof confidence yet was completely incompetent, then someone pointed out that his incompetence means he has no ability for self-reflection and analysis and is therefore blissfully unaware that he is tulipe.

on the other hand being over bearing like this can often indicate deep-rooted low self-esteem

difficult one but anyone super confident or super happy ring alarm bells with me

Yup, it's called the Dunning-Kruger Effect

Sasguru reckons most of us have a dose of it.

[Old Greg]

It's called prioritising who you please. Happens in a lot of places.

I know how the trick works, but I prefer to actually get the work done.

[MaryPoppins]

difficult one but anyone super confident or super happy ring alarm bells with me

Zaccers. Everything in moderation and all that.

[realityhack]

At clientco there's a director from Yorkshire so odious, so blunt and aggressive that noone wants to deal with him or can get him to do anything.

Aargh, you're working at my clientco. He's the head of technology.

[MarillionFan]

Aargh, you're working at my clientco. He's the head of technology.

What is it with people from Yorkshire 'God's own country' that makes them feel that 'talking straight' gives them some right to come across as rude & arrogant???