Some curious and easily distractible engineers have trouble making progress, but generally don’t cause harm. They basically work sideways to the direction of be

Some curious and easily distractible engineers have trouble making progress, but generally don’t cause harm. They basically work sideways to the direction of best effect. However if there are two of them, their product is negative. Or perhaps I am perceiving a dysfunctional pattern that really isn’t there. Yet, even if they are imaginary, their impact is real.