I had my best years in enterprises desperate for results. Fast, low cost, high quality results. You know - it is usually pick any two. With me you could often have all three.As for the quote of MSimon's, I have to admit it did make me wonder what kind of enterprise would welcome that sort of behavior.
I excel in situations where chaos reigns supreme. Where everything is behind and getting behinder. Where a supreme effort is insufficient. Where only a miracle will do.
And you are probably correct - no one in their right mind would hire me.
I remember working on a test set that was very complicated and took a 5 man team about a year to develop. Some times if my work load was low I'd not show up for days or put in a lot of four hour days. The boss hated that. But he needed me. Heh. At the end the job was done on time and under budget and the boss was pleased that the contractor (me) had cost almost exactly what he had budgeted for me (a little less actually). He was all smiles that day. Thanked me profusely - which in this case was simply calling me over and asking me to look at the time and dollar numbers. Which is about as profuse as he ever got. What was my job on the project? System architect.
So what am I really if I am not a team player? I'm devoted to results. Which is way better than having a team player. But such "wild ducks" are notoriously hard to manage.
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My mate tells me all the time that I'm arrogant and unreasonable. I'd have to agree with her. But you know what? I'm at home in my skin.“We are convinced that any business needs its wild ducks. And in IBM we try not to tame them.” T.J. Watson, Jr.
“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world. The unreasonable man persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends upon the unreasonable man.” G.B. Shaw
I pride myself on walking into a situation (at the interview - "yeah, I can do that") knowing nothing about the job at hand and producing within a week or two. Quick enough so my initial ignorance was never noticed.
Well anyway. A man has got to know his limitations.