When we interviewed potential employees, we tried to people with outstanding technical skills who were still normal people who could work with a team without causing trouble. They were hard to find.
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In my experience most IT people have no people skills and little patience helping or explaining things to non-technical personnel. They often see their role in purely technical terms and totally detached from the rest of the organization.
Yes, its hard to find good team players.
“IT people have no people skills”: NOT ME!
“little patience helping or explaining things to non-technical personnel”: ME!
They often see their role in purely technical terms and totally detached from the rest of the organization: NOT ME!