> in this case it seems the main benefit these accusers would have gotten out of it was... ditching an incompetent coworker? The tribal feeling of belonging to

> in this case it seems the main benefit these accusers would have gotten out of it was... ditching an incompetent coworker? The tribal feeling of belonging to a closed group that punish an outsider can be rewarding enough for many people. Is unclear if he was incompetent. Willing to work with exotic tools or acting bold makes him easy to be hated, but not incompetent necessarily. My definition of a competent employee for the first 14 days of work is somebody that manages to go and exit to the workplace each day at the expected time, does not set fire to the code and don't bite other coworkers for the possession of a sandwich. Is just a too narrow period of time to conclude anything.