I've had a couple interviews at start-ups with very young CEOs whose backgrounds mainly stem from engineering. I don't know if it's me or if their egos are just through the roof. Horrible candidate experiences I've ever had in my life. Please tell me I'm not alone.

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I think we've all run into characters like that. Some of them are just weird dudes who have been good at some specialized skill (programming or whatever) and they think they're brilliant at everything. Some of them have led very sheltered existences and have no concept of what normal polite behavior is. And there's also this idea that the paradigm they want to follow is a sort of aggressive rudeness they consider a marker of success.

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Absolutely!
They think success in their engineering endeavors automatically translates into success at being a leader.
And they feel too proud to even consider the fact that they are really bad at something. Which makes them even worse. I'll be super hesitant to work with anyone like that

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