Either/Or.
A question raised by my new partner, and the answer may depend on what field you're in: who would you rather work with?
A) Someone who is unfailingly nice and pleasant and fun to be around, but is really dumb and makes a ton of mistakes when it comes to the technical aspects of the job
or
B) Someone who's excellent at their job, does things efficiently and correctly every time, but is a condescending and standoffish jerk to coworkers
Our consensus was "A, unless they're so dumb it's dangerous", but I know that in science and computers there are a lot of Bs out there.
A) Someone who is unfailingly nice and pleasant and fun to be around, but is really dumb and makes a ton of mistakes when it comes to the technical aspects of the job
or
B) Someone who's excellent at their job, does things efficiently and correctly every time, but is a condescending and standoffish jerk to coworkers
Our consensus was "A, unless they're so dumb it's dangerous", but I know that in science and computers there are a lot of Bs out there.