I don't currently work in tech, but I imagine it applies - I had to learn how to deal with assholes. It turns out that's a whole skill unto itself. I needed to understand strategies, and practice those strategies, like any other skill - it only got easier with time and exposure. I'm still learning this, actually - but some people simply do not interact with the world around them the same way I do, and that doesn't mean they don't still have something to offer if we work together anyway.
I don't currently work in tech, but I imagine it applies - I had to learn how to deal with assholes. It turns out that's a whole skill unto itself. I needed to understand strategies, and practice those strategies, like any other skill - it only got easier with time and exposure. I'm still learning this, actually - but some people simply do not interact with the world around them the same way I do, and that doesn't mean they don't still have something to offer if we work together anyway.
This applies very much to tech.
(Had to learn this the hard way)
Your answer made me laugh, I wasn't expected that =D
And yes, like Jose Gonzalez said, this applies very much to tech... unfortunately. And in all the jobs... A skill you will need all your life !