I think it's your no-bullshit policy and the fact that you don't do ::subtle:: well. It's pretty easy to tell when you could give 2 sh*ts about the subject at hand and my guess is that very little of what's discussed at work is worthy of attention. Remember that 99% of how people are perceived at work has NOTHING to do with their performance, but rather how well they 'fit into the team'.

How to fit in? I guess pretending that you care about the other team members. It's rarely worked for me, but that's what I'm told. Also, coming from a tech background where everyone is mostly geeky and bright and being stuck in an enviroment where they aren't is a big switch. Again, I'm just speaking from what I know of you and what I've seen personally facing the same problem.

So says the fellow professional outcast and veteran of the 'unsubtle' movement.