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I have worked in a few departments where this has happened. It seemed that it was a means used by a group of engineers to get rid of other engineers they didn't

• agumonkey 5y ago
  Did this happen as a last resort after more noble attempt failed ? Or was it the first reflex of the group ? Also was the other person really unfriendly or detrimental to the group or was it somehow subjective/ego driven (threatened by a newcomer) ?
  • lbhdc 5y ago
    No, this wasn't some misunderstanding, or even a disagreement. It was control. Those that didn't play the game were ostracized. Where possible they were set up to fail, and were generally made miserable. Ego driven? Certainly. I don't think there was any fear of newcomers, but was more about loyalty. Many of these people had worked together previously, and would coordinate to enforce what they wanted. Eventually they moved in mass to another company, killing our eng department. They rinsed and repeated at the new company. I had an HR rep tell me they felt like there was little they could do, because of their culture of silence, and how profitable they were.
    • agumonkey 5y ago
      It's somehow staggering and grounding to know that these exist... I wish I could investigate these kinds of groups.