> as long as they can communicate well enough to get their work done. This implies, though, that their lack of "fit" isn't actually a problem. Are companies re

> as long as they can communicate well enough to get their work done. This implies, though, that their lack of "fit" isn't actually a problem. Are companies really firing very productive developers who are just as technically competent as their peers (if not moreso) just because they aren't socially popular? We're not talking people who are assholes or who never shower or who have obvious and universal social issues; we're just talking people who don't happen to really hit it off, on a BFF sort of level, with their coworkers. I don't see how that practice could be sustained in the long run at all. It seems almost certain, in fact, that the company would hit a hard growth barrier rather quickly if it doesn't overcome this fairly fundamental problem.