I don't believe anyone to be infallible (including myself) but I find that my broadly trusting people who've shown themselves to be trustworthy I gain a lot (no

I don't believe anyone to be infallible (including myself) but I find that my broadly trusting people who've shown themselves to be trustworthy I gain a lot (not having to cover my arse, gratitude from those who I trust - which I've had them comment positively on, the friendships it creates). On the occasions it's let me down it's not come close to outweighing the benefits I had up to that point. And yes, I've lost my temper twice and will probably do so again but as with those times when it has happened in the past I'll apologise, attempt to repair the damage and move on. No-one needs to be perfect and unbiased, for the most part your flawed best with good intentions is plenty. If you find yourself working with people who don't have good intentions then maybe the level of suspicion is fair enough but personally I'd get the hell out of there rather than work in somewhere that poisonous - 20 years working has taught me that it's simply not necessary to put up with places like that and that there are plenty of alternatives.