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I dunno, what if we considered that competent jerks could be put on an improvement plan as well? Some people come off as jerks because they're unaware, not ill-intentioned. Even straight up racists etc. can mostly learn and would be more than willing to given a real opportunity without constant judgement and shaming.

If not being a jerk is such an important part of performance, maybe more company resources can be put into mental health, etc... just as training on the job skills is seen as an investment, so could that.

It's funny/strange/interesting how social skills are something that you're constantly judged on yet there are very few resources to help people with. Needing help with it is treated as more shameful than needing help with the technical aspects... at least the technical aspects were at some point explicitly taught to people!

There are some just straight up incorrigible narcissists and psychopaths, but there aren't that many, and TBH, they usually tend to have some of the best social skills... probably they're upper management already.




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