Although, to be fair, it's hard to tell what he's actually like in person. I know of many people online who are complete flaming asshats but who are pleasant and mild mannered in the real world. Having said that, given Rand's general politics I do struggle to wonder how he keeps that in check in the real world, or if he just doesn't generally mix with people who would be prepared to disagree with him to his face.
You get a different version of it in Sales. Being an aggressive arsehole can actually be considered a positive trait in Sales Managers.
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Date: 2010-05-04 08:37 pm (UTC)Although, to be fair, it's hard to tell what he's actually like in person. I know of many people online who are complete flaming asshats but who are pleasant and mild mannered in the real world. Having said that, given Rand's general politics I do struggle to wonder how he keeps that in check in the real world, or if he just doesn't generally mix with people who would be prepared to disagree with him to his face.
You get a different version of it in Sales. Being an aggressive arsehole can actually be considered a positive trait in Sales Managers.