But it sounds like "W" is the kind of antisocial geek who just has to explain how stupid their colleague is, and how much better they are.
From what I've read, this sounds more like it's related to "W" being a bit of a jerk than it is "W" being female...
She gave direct, (presumably) factual answers to direct questions about a colleague's solution to a problem and that's "going off"?
Perhaps her tone was snide or condescending, but that information is not supplied in the post, so you can't really judge based on that.
But it sounds like "W" is the kind of antisocial geek who just has to explain how stupid their colleague is, and how much better they are.
From what I've read, this sounds more like it's related to "W" being a bit of a jerk than it is "W" being female...