Yeah, there's one principal DS at my company, and he's a net negative. I'm honestly amazed that they have hired him and kept him (which speaks to deeper issues

Yeah, there's one principal DS at my company, and he's a net negative. I'm honestly amazed that they have hired him and kept him (which speaks to deeper issues with the company, unfortunately). A bad principal/staff person has around the same level of impact as a bad manager/director, except it tends to cause more technical badness than social badness.