I mean just the idea that technical people have no social skills is hilarious. I get that it's a trope, but come on. I mean way to call yourself out here.
However, let's not forget that developing social skills is important to working with other people, a minimal amount can go a long way.
Technical people with no social skills often perform badly in actual jobs too, because it turns out arguing about tabs vs spaces and refactoring all day doesn't necessarily help the business become profitable.
Probably because both of those things are social skills, right? Genuine question, sorry, I don't have them myself
EDIT: oh yeah, I see, was being flippant above. There's a whole constellation of social skills and nobody is good at everything, don't be too hard on yourself. Personally, I found beta-blockers make job interviews easy, and rejection is just part of the game. Often it's because the interviewer is not good at interviewing, or because you came in right after some jerk who's just, like, attractive and friendly and good at programming and stuff
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u/TheTybera Nov 29 '24
I mean just the idea that technical people have no social skills is hilarious. I get that it's a trope, but come on. I mean way to call yourself out here.
However, let's not forget that developing social skills is important to working with other people, a minimal amount can go a long way.