We took a punt on somebody who was technically very good, but a total culture misfit recently. In his first two months, one person demanded transfer from his te

We took a punt on somebody who was technically very good, but a total culture misfit recently. In his first two months, one person demanded transfer from his team, and another quit. He’s not a bad guy, just painfully socially awkward. He’s the comic store guy from the simpsons, on steroids. It was a good lesson for us, because it confirmed what we always kinda knew. Doesn’t matter if you’re good at writing code, we need to get along to do good work, and hiring somebody people can’t stand being around is a terrible idea.