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The article didn't mention this, but in my experience, the person who most negatively affects the team's chemistry is the first one out. Producing bad code (or not enough/none at all) or breaking things is sure to destroy your connection to the team, but so is being overly negative, distracting or intrusive.

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in my past experience, those linger on for veeeery long time. The first ones out are usually the ones who speak up when things are wrong, and the ones who get involved in too many aspects/things (the Rule of Visibility applies: first seen, first fired!)

The article didn't mention this, but in my experience, the person who most negatively affects the team's chemistry is the first one out.

Negativity gets people fired more than anything else. If it's true, it inevitably reflects on the managers. If not, well, the complainer is blaming others for what are probably his own problems. In both cases, it impacts the entire team, which is where the real damage happens.

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