[ekster]

You can be quite far from perfect and not need it. And they quite commonly can amplify the disfunction in a team with issues.

This is made worse at a lot of companies by hiring the absolutely cheapest person for the role.

[rib3ye]

Maybe not _need_ it, but it can help in a lot of cases. Though I have seen some cases of active resistance coming from participants, in which case toxic co-workers can really make the experience miserable.

[ethbr0]

This comes down to companies failing to fire people.

If someone is toxic to a team, they shouldn't remain at that company (much less on that team).