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As the years go by, I have found that some of people who gave me a bad feeling later turn out to be even worse than I first suspected. In my book "How To Destro
by lkrubner 5y ago
As the years go by, I have found that some of people who gave me a bad feeling later turn out to be even worse than I first suspected. In my book "How To Destroy A Tech Startup" I describe this guy Milton, who is the villain of the story. He did many things that seemed vaguely creepy, most of which I didn't put in the book because it didn't seem relevant. But I just recently learned he was in prison on charges of child pornography. So, yes, wow, my instincts were right. There was something creepy about him and eventually his creepiness turned out be far worse than I first guessed. The story of Milton is the most extreme example I can give, but I've worked with others who I could tell milder stories about. I had a bad feeling about them, and 10 years later, when I learn even more, the facts justify the bad feeling I had about them.
- ShamelessC 5y agoPerhaps picking up on narcissistic personality disorder or something similar?
- cleansingfire 5y agoThis is why I have a strong No Business With Bastards policy. When someone acts badly enough, they go on the Nope list. I'll work with them if I have no choice at all, but it's consistently worthwhile to avoid those I know I can't trust. For example, Norton were already incompetent, but installing cryptominers put them on the Nope list. See also Oracle. Similarly, in traffic, that guy who does something painfully dumb is likely to keep making poor decisions, so be prepared for that, and increase your space cushion.
- cortesoft 5y agoI wonder if this is probability based... people who do a lot of creepy things are more likely to be noticed for at least one creepy thing. If you observe enough behavior in a short period of time to think they are creepy, they are probably doing creepy things all the time.