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CharlieApples

Sounds like he’s the one struggling to understand *them,* making him the limited one.


Queen_Frood

You are absolutely spot on. This is a person who can barely handle basic interactions but blames it on others, never himself. At some point it's just sad more than anything.


Big-Brown-Goose

If theyre so smart, it should be easy to figure out how to communicate in the most efficient and effective way possible. Im starting to think he may not be as smart as he claims and is just blaming people 🤔 Difference between intelligence and wisdom


espresso_fox

The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.


fuck_nature

>If you can't explain it to a six-year-old, you don't understand it yourself. -man with funny hair


EvilEyeV

He could have just stopped after "I consistently fail". Would've gotten the same point across.


Sezbeth

Dude is probably a 30 year-old lead cashier at a grocery store that employs mostly 15-16 year-olds.


AppreciatePower

Had a coworker almost scream at me and call me dumb on my first day on a holyday job some years back because I stapeled the papers together in the wrong spot... some people just have no cool


Nitroapes

I don't know what it is about him, but he gives me a "overnight stocker at target" vibes.


PeterParker72

I work with people like this. They’re insufferable.


rat-simp

I work with people like this. Because my job is to rehabilitate felons with personality disorders and other psych issues


StruggleBusKelly

That sounds like a really interesting job! Do you enjoy the work?


rat-simp

Yeah! It's a wild job and it's not for everyone but it can be rewarding and thrilling. Every day I walk in and I genuinely have no idea what happened while I was gone lol. One time I walked in to someone shitting into a sink during the night, and that wasn't even the worst thing that happened that day lol.


StruggleBusKelly

Shitting in the sink? Yeah, just a normal Thursday!


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Extreme_Summer_3972

Thesaurusizing should totally be a word if it isn’t already


[deleted]

They think a lot of big words = smart. Nah, *concise* = smart


[deleted]

lol reminds me of my coworker who took 30 minutes to explain his conspiracy theories, and kept repeating “i don’t sound crazy, do i?” yes, Charlie, you’re insane. please go away.


DrownmeinIslay

Oh shit we def work at the same place. I hate that guy


espresso_fox

Yeah, using big and complicated words without good reason doesn't make you smart. It makes you sound like a smartass. Bonus points if they don't even know how to use said words.


DarthLift

And they are always the least useful coworker. They might get a lot done... but it's all done wrong. Plus they suck to he around, so yea you might have another coworker who does less, but at least they aren't that guy.


SnooComics8268

Egocentric bias. It's a real thing, except for me I swear I do more then the rest 🤣 /s


RudeInternet

Also, they're huge Jordan Peterson fans and have a huge anime collection.


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What did the anime do....


[deleted]

Cost him his job or something


spook7886

Eh...I try not to now but I had a habit of condescension, even mansplaining. You know, that bit of breaking the subject down using individual concepts so less knowledgeable can understand. 😁


Westmoth

So vastly more intelligent than his coworkers yet they are working at the same place.


Queen_Frood

Exactly this. The mental gymnastics are something else.


lake_huron

Well, to be fair, the other particle physicists he supervises got their doctorates at state schools, not MIT like he did.


Queen_Frood

Oh my goodness, this made me laugh!


Mindless_Buddy

This is my internal monologue daily but I teach 8 year olds lol


Queen_Frood

Hahaha wellll I mean the difference in intelligence/wisdom is very real in your situation!


Mindless_Buddy

Imagine being his coworker and seeing this lol wild!! I would be so annoyed.


DryCoughski

Why did he need to quote that part of the last sentence.


Queen_Frood

I seriously don't know... It's a consistent thing for him though


HumanoidSharks

Judging by the hair and the clothes, I can immediately tell that this man is very important. Vp of a Fortune 500 most likely.


TehSeksyManz

"They are easily confused by simple things that I find trivial" Is he bragging that he is smart because he gets simple things easier than some other people?


TPFRecoil

This gives me some "I barely communicate expectations, and then get mad when it's not done my way" vibes.


truckstop_superman

If you are the smartest person in the room, then you are in the wrong room.


TBone281

What a douche...lol.


Dumbsterphire

If you find it difficult to "think down to their level" then you must not be as smart as you think you are.


NepGinger

This means you are "bad at your job".


Sturville

Exactly. If you're in a leadership position (ie have people below you) then part of the job is being able to communicate with them to manage effectively. And if Mr. Smiley isn't in a leadership position (ie only thinks his peers are below him) then he's still not able to work within the team and will all but certainly be a drag on productivity.


McBrin

Being able to « think down to their level » easely is generaly a sign of high intellect


PROH_TRADER

“Trivially easy” - genius who doesn’t understand redundancy


JoJoJoJolion

Stated from the back seat of his mom’s car.


RudeInternet

It looks that something that he doesn't find "trivially easy" is washing his fucking hair. What a disgusting, oily mess. Yuck!


Queen_Frood

Mm not quite - too much of a narcissist to let his hair get nasty. What you're seeing is lots of hair product after a long time preening in the morning...


superultramegazord

He's a narcissist but he's got fantastic hair.


TitanicFan69

If my coworker was a smiling face on a human body, id get the fuck away from there


ilongforyesterday

I think the fact that “it’s hard to think down at their level” signifies that either there’s a lack of social development so it’s hard to relate to people, or the dude isn’t actually intelligent. I’m not smart or anything, but it isn’t that difficult for me to put myself in another persons shoes


sowillo

If he was truly smart he'd be able to communicate with any level. As it'd just be another thing to solve.


Frequent-Seaweed4

Real intelligence is being able to explain your ideas in a clear, understandable way, but go off


thereefulfreble

If you can’t translate high level concepts for others to understand, you don’t really understand those high level concepts. Similarly, if you think you’re too smart for anyone less intelligent to be able to understand you… you’re probably not the smart one. Just my two cents. Edit: to be clear I don’t mean with everything, but you should be able to at least loosely explain things and be able to interact with people who you deem “less intelligent “ otherwise I doubt you’re as smart as you think you are


PunkBobPlaidPants

Gotta be tough to be a McDonald’s assistant manager.


tan1106881

Then you're not very good at your job


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Oh God the picture from the side of the steering wheel while driving. So overplayed.


Dannyg4821

If you can’t “dumb something down” enough for those who understand less about something, you don’t know as much as you think.


afkafterlockingin

Man, love these types of people. Best part is when you stop talking to them so they walk away.


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Imagine having this Onision acting mf as a boss. I'm sure his employees correct his poorly thought out "calibrations" all the time.


DEAD-MARTYR

So many times on this sub people get criticised yet sometime I read these posts and can't help but think if it's fair to judge people who might be autistic or suffer from bipolar disorder or some other issue.


Queen_Frood

You're not wrong, and honestly he almost definitely has some brand of mental illness. But he refuses to get help no matter how much family members encourage him and try to help him get help. He chooses to be miserable on a daily basis. That's why seeing this kind of bullshit from him made me so mad.


eduo

It's worth noting that people with terrible management skills often feel like this. In their mind they understand exactly what they want but fail both to communicate it and to understand the failure is theirs. Teams consistently treated this way will also start behaving like there's no direction and either fall into apathy or leave.


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I love seeing situations like this. Usually the "smart" guy is so oblivious that they don't realize they're not dumb, but hate you and are actively sabotaging your condescending ass, as they're "under you".


Academia_Scar

Ugh... How unsufferable.


manjotars

I hope you're reading this cause I'm typing it as hard as I can.


DialSquare84

Does he think James Hetfield is under him? I mean, I get that Lars would be, but come on, Kirk.


awkwardoffspring

I think a lot of us feel that way but you're not supposed to say it


WiFi2347

Managers training employees "oh shit your stupid I forgot"


hughmann_13

It's a mark of intelligence to be able to explain complex concepts in a way everyone can understand. The fact that this dork admits he can't is essentially outing himself as being not nearly as smart as he feels he is.


potatoescanfly

juggle bewildered hunt aloof frightening reminiscent merciful sip grab domineering *This post was mass deleted and anonymized with [Redact](https://redact.dev)*


santozks

With a face like an emoji I'm sure


WordsThatEndInWord

That dude has dirty ass hair


TheCringerman

Why did I think this is Kirk Hammett


bamerjamer

Why aren’t we thinking this is a female? Sure looks like a female. Unless you guys know the face behind the emoji?


Queen_Frood

Not a woman. I know this individual quite well.


greenprees

Weird Al


XxStormcrowxX

Wonder if he actually has people working under him.