work styles of the rich and famous

OK, so I have this theory.

I have recently come to the conclusion that there are two different styles that people have when they approach a task. (There are two different kinds of people in the world, those who think that there are two different kinds of people in the world, and those who don't. But I digress.)

"Hunter" style is very individualistic. Hunting requires very little interaction with other people, and even when there are a team of people involved, each tends to have a specific job that must be performed independently with a minimum of cross-over.

"Gatherer" style, in comparison is a lot more communal. Gatherer tasks are more hands-on, repetative, and work-intensive, so gatherers tend to want to work in groups in order to get the task completed more easily and they tend to interact a lot while they are doing it to make the job go faster.

I am very much a "hunter" style. Hand me something to do, and I will put my head down and grind my way through it no matter how big and nasty it is. It is really hard for me to ask for help or admit that something is too big for me. This has occasionally led to me being called "stubborn".

OTOH, I work with a particular individual who is very strongly a gatherer, and he is Driving. Me. Bonkers. There I am, minding my own business, doing my job and suddenly somebody is underfoot, moving things I have put in a very specific place, getting physically in my way, interrupting my flow -- and confusing the hell out of me. There are ten things that need to be done. I'm already doing this one. Can't he see that this one is already being done? Why is he trying to do it?

So I move on to the next task.

And he follows me.

Repeat nine more times.

This is frustrating the hell out of both of us, and leading to much confusion in the actual work.