> Otherwise, if a person is generally toxic enough, they will be worked around. No. If a person is toxic enough, people will leave until that person has total

> Otherwise, if a person is generally toxic enough, they will be worked around. No. If a person is toxic enough, people will leave until that person has total power or that person is removed. This is what I have seen happen at companies over and over again. It can be a painful process because that person may not be actively mean or bad. The way I have seen it happen most often is that the person talks endlessly, and are control freaks that do not allow anyone else to make decisions about any project they are involved in. They don't mind arguing for hours, so the team quits trying to communicate with them over time and ends up leaving. Also, you act as if toxic == productive, which is absolutely not the case. Smart people tend to be T shaped, which means they also have good social skills. The myth of the "toxic genius" is just that: a myth. Most of the best developers I have met are extremely nice people.