Or you undervalue the potential of people who are capable of giving back in some manner and don't want to remain, unproductive, on the dole for the rest of thei

Or you undervalue the potential of people who are capable of giving back in some manner and don't want to remain, unproductive, on the dole for the rest of their lives? I understand why this occurs, but it'd be nice if the moments of brilliance were better harnessed. In the larger tech companies, the people I've known who have these sorts of problems seem to take hiatuses and come back when whatever episode is complete and they're ready to begin work again. I don't really know how it works on the HR back-end, though.