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Re:No Brilliant Jerks by kaybe on Sunday May 24, 2020 @11:49AM (#23292344)
If the jerk is brilliant enough maybe you can buffer it somehow and include it in the structures, eg a dedicated jerk handler etc.
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Re:No Brilliant Jerks by seanmcdirmid on Sunday May 24, 2020 @12:41PM (#23292689)
That is what is called a 10x people manager, and they are even more rare than 10x engineers. Not to mention they tend to get promoted too quickly to stay in jerk handling roles for very long.
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