> people go to significant inefficiencies in order to avoid having to deal with aforementioned rude incompetents This can also make them seem more competent. E

> people go to significant inefficiencies in order to avoid having to deal with aforementioned rude incompetents This can also make them seem more competent. E.g. if one rude person is an obstruction that everyone else has to work around, the rude individual is the only one working unimpeded. Unless the difference in competency is large enough to account for that, the manager might consider the rude person more competent.