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What are the most important factors you look for in a co-worker?

Survey period: 22 Oct 2018 to 29 Oct 2018

Let's assume you have, or aspire to have, co-workers.

OptionVotes% 
Their ability to code47151.31
Their intelligence, or at least common sense and conversation65771.57
Their lack of any annoying habits. An invisible co-worker is a good co-worker23926.03
There ability to accept responsibility for mistakes49353.70
Their sense of humour36139.32
Their reliability, competency and work ethic71077.34
Someone who'll help me hide the bodies13915.14
Other (please comment)424.58
Respondents were allowed to choose more than one answer; totals may not add up to 100%



 
GeneralINTEGRITY Pin
Daniel Pfeffer27-Oct-18 23:36
professionalDaniel Pfeffer27-Oct-18 23:36 
QuestionDoes the ≈50% importance rating of the ability to code look as gobsmaking to you as it does to me? Pin
kkm00026-Oct-18 19:22
kkm00026-Oct-18 19:22 
AnswerRe: Does the ≈50% importance rating of the ability to code look as gobsmaking to you as it does to me? Pin
OriginalGriff26-Oct-18 19:32
mveOriginalGriff26-Oct-18 19:32 
GeneralAbility to code and common sense Pin
John R. Shaw26-Oct-18 8:37
John R. Shaw26-Oct-18 8:37 
I have been compiling a long list of what not to do when coding in C++ (some time C#). The sad part is that I am no longer surprise when I see code that shows that the developer does not actually understands the language they are programming in.

Have fun with this one D'Oh! | :doh:

if (!string(pString).empty() && pString != NULL && pString != "")
INTP
"Program testing can be used to show the presence of bugs, but never to show their absence." - Edsger Dijkstra
"I have never been lost, but I will admit to being confused for several weeks. " - Daniel Boone

GeneralLet's be really honest ... Pin
PeejayAdams26-Oct-18 3:36
PeejayAdams26-Oct-18 3:36 
Generaltheir inability to expose my flaws, and incompetence ? Pin
BillWoodruff25-Oct-18 20:52
professionalBillWoodruff25-Oct-18 20:52 
GeneralAlso, their ability to not be snarky about nitty-gritty stuff Pin
megaadam24-Oct-18 23:19
professionalmegaadam24-Oct-18 23:19 
GeneralOther Pin
Likefire23-Oct-18 23:50
Likefire23-Oct-18 23:50 
GeneralAlso, there ability to create surveys that are, at least, grammatically correct. Pin
WPerkins23-Oct-18 9:54
WPerkins23-Oct-18 9:54 
GeneralRe: Also, there ability to create surveys that are, at least, grammatically correct. Pin
fatman4523-Oct-18 12:17
professionalfatman4523-Oct-18 12:17 
GeneralRe: Also, there ability to create surveys that are, at least, grammatically correct. Pin
BillWoodruff25-Oct-18 20:53
professionalBillWoodruff25-Oct-18 20:53 
GeneralAlso... Pin
CHill6023-Oct-18 6:36
mveCHill6023-Oct-18 6:36 
GeneralRe: Also... Pin
thatraja23-Oct-18 21:23
professionalthatraja23-Oct-18 21:23 
GeneralOther Pin
TNCaver23-Oct-18 6:32
TNCaver23-Oct-18 6:32 
GeneralHonest answer? Pin
MSBassSinger23-Oct-18 5:22
professionalMSBassSinger23-Oct-18 5:22 
GeneralMy Other is Honesty. Pin
cmkrnl23-Oct-18 4:21
cmkrnl23-Oct-18 4:21 
GeneralIt's what they DO not what they ARE Pin
MarkTJohnson23-Oct-18 3:38
professionalMarkTJohnson23-Oct-18 3:38 
GeneralI checked a bunch of boxes Pin
W Balboos, GHB23-Oct-18 1:47
W Balboos, GHB23-Oct-18 1:47 
GeneralRe: I checked a bunch of boxes Pin
raddevus23-Oct-18 2:53
mvaraddevus23-Oct-18 2:53 
General"Someone who'll help me hide the bodies" Pin
Gary Wheeler23-Oct-18 1:46
Gary Wheeler23-Oct-18 1:46 
GeneralRe: "Someone who'll help me hide the bodies" Pin
raddevus23-Oct-18 2:54
mvaraddevus23-Oct-18 2:54 
GeneralRe: "Someone who'll help me hide the bodies" Pin
Gary Wheeler23-Oct-18 3:01
Gary Wheeler23-Oct-18 3:01 
GeneralRe: "Someone who'll help me hide the bodies" Pin
raddevus23-Oct-18 3:43
mvaraddevus23-Oct-18 3:43 
GeneralAll of the above... Pin
R. Giskard Reventlov22-Oct-18 12:17
R. Giskard Reventlov22-Oct-18 12:17 
GeneralRe: All of the above... Pin
maze322-Oct-18 23:50
professionalmaze322-Oct-18 23:50 

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