Regarding helping people: yes, an enlightened workplace would try to help an employee, but it's far from certain (understaing) that it will work. > And if it h

Regarding helping people: yes, an enlightened workplace would try to help an employee, but it's far from certain (understaing) that it will work. > And if it had worked he would have repayed you with some amazing work. This is wishful thinking. If it hadn't worked, it probably wouldn't be clear right away. Instead it would seem like maybe it was working, and you'd spend months to years in a hopeful and guilty cycle trying to help someone who didn't really want to be helped, or worse yet, wanted to be helped, but still couldn't overcome his addiction. > Your job IS to deal with them - so deal with it. Firing someone is one way to deal with them. > Else be happy with the 9-to-5 lifers on you team and shut the fuck up. You'll find that you aren't going to be able todo jack shit with them. Self-righteous feel-good bullshit. Organizations need all kinds of people. I have great sympathy for types (1) and (2), but there are many cases where they are clearly self-destructive and toxic to others.