"I’m tech lead in these projects and I coach two of my colleges, rookies, by using peer programming and code reviews and just by straight up lecturing them, sometimes both arrogantly and with a temper, on naming conventions and object orientation and stacks and heaps and such. A couple of hours each day I sit on my own chair at my own desk and code, you know, implementing requirements, doing the things the customer wants us to do, the acctual work. I love those couple of hours."
This guy sounds like an absolute delight to work for. I wonder how his "colleges" would feel if they read this!
My colleges have learned to love me. It's not an instant thing, liking me, but after having apologized on several occasions to the people who's feelings have gotten hurt, well, if they know you're a good person they seem to take some abuse ;) But it's a problem I'm well aware of. However, my arrogance can often be explained by me being completely stressed out by my work situation.
Yes, i used to have a boss that would literally shout at me in an open plan office in front of everyone. After a while I realized it was just his style (and I wasn't the only one he shouted at). He was basically a decent guy with some bad habits. His / our boss was the opposite. Came across as a nice guy at first but turned out to be a real ct.
This guy sounds like an absolute delight to work for. I wonder how his "colleges" would feel if they read this!