Reply #28: Hardest part is getting hired

[many a good man]

The person hiring you has to like you and think that you will fit in well with the other people. If you are good, people will overlook your lack of social skills. IT is one area where most workers don't have to have the highest social graces.

I work with a guy who's adult ADHD. Omigod I can't believe the stuff that comes out of his mouth! People have gotten used to him and have come to expect the unexpected when he's around. He can be brutally honest and say things everyone is thinking but wouldn't dare say out loud. We'll never fire him because he's too damn good. He knows Windows servers and Active Directory inside out and now engineers our SAN.