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Re:Brilliant Jerks Cost More Than They Are Worth by jimktrains2 on Wednesday February 15, 2017 @04:59PM (#13655746)
> ability to tolerate potentially biting criticism that comes with it

I wonder if this is the issue really. Some people can't take criticism unless wrapped in sugar. If it's really, and especially if it comes with potential alternatives it should be socially fine, but it's not.

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Re:Brilliant Jerks Cost More Than They Are Worth by treebeard901 on Wednesday February 15, 2017 @05:09PM (#13655816)
Another aspect is how the rest of the team felt over time. They probably built up deep resentment towards this person which ultimately only fed back into the cycle. So whether or not they were aware of it, they probably formed a clique to team up against this person, again only exacerbating the core issue.
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Re:Brilliant Jerks Cost More Than They Are Worth by thomasrognon on Wednesday February 15, 2017 @06:38PM (#13656573)
The article claimed he was a 10x and that he was usually right in any disagreement, so he probably built up resentment towards them, too.
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