@Osama: Whoa! Lets put the brakes on there for a second. You just passed the buck for getting along to the manager. I am a developer, and sometimes I don’t get along with everyone, but I never pass responsibility for me to get along with someone off to the manager. We just usually find a common ground and build on that. If that is not possible, we notify the manager that we have an issue we cannot resolve (or the team lead). If we have a real personality conflict that could result in fisticuffs, that is when the manager should get involved. BUT that still doesn’t put the responsibility squarely on the manager.

@Max: You never cease to amaze with your posts that are up front, in your face, here’s the truth, like it or not! Once again, another home run here!

The one you cannot stand is a real bozo and nobody in the team can stand him because he cannot accomplish anything and is completely careless in what he does, and he shows no passion, pride or anything like that at all …

it’s the managers responsibility to resolve conflicts and find good ways of releasing tension between people (esp. our work as Developers).

it’s not wrong to think pride about your work, but many times it’s a matter of choice rather then the most suitable solution for some case at certain time.

here comes in mind agility as one good way to make the work more as an environment; keeping in mind other useful points using Agile for managing a software project building.