u/CoverDriveLight

I’m feeling really thrown off after confronting my boss and coworkers during a mandatory team-building session today.

The company hired a corporate coach to help us "improve both socially and professionally." Now, I am perfectly functional when it comes to the social aspects of my job. But at the end of the day, I’m a programmer—my social skills aren't supposed to be those of a project manager or a salesman.

At one point, the coach started teaching us techniques on how to deal with difficult coworkers. I ended up lighting a torch under the meeting by saying that while I obviously need to be cooperative and capable of working in a team, it shouldn't be my responsibility to manage difficult personalities on top of doing the actual job I'm paid for: programming.

The entire team looked at me in absolute disbelief and completely disagreed with my take. Now I’m sitting here wondering if I’m just a massive asshole who refuses to deal with anyone’s crap. They argued that these corporate coaching sessions are "beneficial" because they teach life skills, but honestly, I couldn’t care less about socializing at work. I go there because I get paid.

Is this actually a hot take, or does anyone else here agree with me?