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| Message Board > Malarkey > Interpersonal skills required in the IT field.. |
| November 4, 2012, 22:14 | |
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Zomg
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According to the ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level Syllabus, to be successful in an IT role, you have to have flexible and excellent verbal and interpersonal skills. Does that mean if I don't have interpersonal skills, I will fail as an IT professional? Something to consider is that the profession of IT is not solitary anymore. You always have to work with others. I generally hate people. This is a .. problem. What's even more, I don't freaking believe that most IT professionals out there are happy flappy people with great interpersonal skills. If there is one thing that we all know from computer people is that they are unsupportable, arrogant freaks with heavy Asperger's syndrome. So.. something is fishy here. I guess they are all fakers at their jobs. I hate faking. [Edited on November 4, 2012 by Zomg] ____________ |
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| November 6, 2012, 00:53 | |
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PB
Defender of the faith 630 posts 
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Your reasoning is based on the assumption that IT professionals are socially inept. And on many more negative assumptions about the world around you. Seriously, if you're not trolling, you need to work on this. I suggest you consult your university on what tools are out there to help you. Being kind does not mean that you're faking anything, see it as a protocol to transfer information. I've not been offended by your words, frankly because I've been offended in this way enough in my life not to care anymore. But I'm sure other people have been offended by your behaviour and by that you are shutting all kinds of opportunities in your life. So yeah, in the assumption that you're not trolling, I state that you have a problem. [Edited on November 6, 2012 by PB] ____________ |
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| November 6, 2012, 16:16 | |
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Zomg
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There is no assumption. They simply are. I have been working with them (two teams already). Have you? I know a professional software developer and he is incredibly autistic. What about you? Got any experience or proof? I know what I say. Why don't you go on IRC, ask some noob question about java in the #java channel. Watch how many milliseconds it takes to get you banned. I predict 10. Why don't you google "why are so many programmers arrogant" or "why are so many programmers dickheads". Reality, my friend. People complain about these type of guys. You might be a nice programmer, but you are a rarity my friend. I have enough field experience and hatred in me (because of working with said people) to know what I say and stand for. I do not bring excuses to the table like others. I say up front what I think. And for your information MY UNIVERSITY CAN GO SUCK A DICK. I tried talking to the psychologist there. So called anyway. My IQ is triple hers. She couldn't help me shit. She was just there throwing boring and predictable shit at me. What a waste of time. If there is one thing my parents taught me is to always be up front and be a MAN. I say what I think. I don't make excuses for what I say. I know how the world is. I know how people are. Last year I swear I could plant one of the programmers straight against the wall and point a knife at his eye. These people are so fucking arrogant and inconsiderate you would want to just wish they'd die. Yeah, first work with programmers, then let me know how they were. But don't tell me I am talking out of my ass. A little extra information: programmers have been severely pissing me off for the past 15 years. [Edited on November 6, 2012 by Zomg] ____________ |
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| November 7, 2012, 21:51 | |
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PB
Defender of the faith 630 posts
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Well I only have about 5,5 years of professional experience as a software engineer. I'm not counting my year as internship and not counting my years of studying computer science with other students, which would make 9,5 years. In my programming career I've met a few people who where quite arrogant (not just software engineers by the way). When I was a student I met one student who seemed to have comparable social problems, but it didn't look like he would get his degree. Even some of the teachers said that openly. But I've also met many more professionals who where collaborative and socially capable. I've met also a few software engineers who I admire mostly for their social skills, even though they where technically more advanced then me as well... Not only did I admire the socially skilled more, so did others. And in general I saw that reflected in their careers. So don't use your profession as an excuse for who you are. Accept the person you are, but don't blame it on anyone or anything. Then once accepted, work on it that you become a better version of you. Also I'd advice you to not cling to everything your parents taught you as an absolute truth. To me it seems at least that your interpretation of your parents teachings has been holding you back a bit. Maybe your parents just wanted you to be able to stand up for yourself, but your interpretation seems to be that you need to be a social moron to accomplish that... ____________ |
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