He was the first iOS developer, I was number two. He had "worked" for 9 months on a rewrite of their existing product, and all he had to show for his work was a

He was the first iOS developer, I was number two. He had "worked" for 9 months on a rewrite of their existing product, and all he had to show for his work was a few scroll views (that performed terribly with trivial amounts of data) The rest of the team hated him, management thought he was toxic and tried to avoid him at all costs. But they never fired him. I have no idea why. I tried to work with him, I really tried. I kept interactions positive, I asked him to review my code before it was merged. I asked for his opinion on matters. He was a remote worker and was always "too busy to chat" In hindsight, when I interviewed, he was the only team member I didn't talk to, and who wasn't great - I should have seen that as a warning, my fault. I generally get along with people, and before that I had never worked with anyone I disliked - as a result, I couldn't see how anybody could be truly "toxic" -- I wasn't sure toxic people even existed. In the end, I had to leave, because every day was a hugely negative experience. Sometimes you just have to move on. Every day I learn :)