> I mean, we're all old enough to have met people that despite competence are hard to work (or be) with and would rather not have to deal with. I agree. It's n

> I mean, we're all old enough to have met people that despite competence are hard to work (or be) with and would rather not have to deal with. I agree. It's not a black-and-white thing. Some people _might_ add value under some easy metric like "published works", but be impossible to work with under other metrics that are hard to measure but still important like agreeableness[1]. When someone is failing without a clear line on a workplace environment, more often than not it's because of that one specific trait (or lack thereof). I've certainly seen people that look great "on paper" and that never cross a line, but that still make me want to quit work just so I don't need to be around them. 1: https://www.psychologistworld.com/personality/agreeableness-personality-trait https://www.psychologistworld.com/personality/agreeableness-...