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by chuck32 3289 days ago
Annoying? Perhaps. But toxic? I don't see how..
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It's all about portraying some colleagues as inferior by calling them a childish nickname.

I've known several permanent staff members who left their roles due of this kind of behaviour (contractors boasting about rates vs. salary for the same work, refusing to merge code, etc). Calling colleagues cutesy childish nicknames is definitely a start on a downward spiral