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Re:‘Positive deviants’: Why rebellious workers spark great i... by slumdev on Monday June 14, 2021 @11:12AM (#27503531)
This is not indicative of engineering skill.

This is indicative of political savvy and the ability to influence.

Rewarding influence indicates a lack of leadership. Humans being social animals, we're already prone to being influenced by those who are good at influencing.

If management magnifies this tendency, they'll end up turning the workplace into something like social media with paychecks.

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Re:‘Positive deviants’: Why rebellious workers spark great i... by caseysoftware on Monday June 14, 2021 @11:37AM (#27503878)
Manipulating - aka taking advantage of someone - is bad and leads to what you describe.

Building trust and understanding among colleagues is ALWAYS good.

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