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by matwood 1094 days ago
I worked with many people I disagreed with. We would debate endlessly over how to solve an issue. I've worked with a few people who were assholes. They would lose their cool if anyone disagreed with them, and start threatening, calling names, etc...

I've been in a couple situations in my career where physical altercations even occurred.

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Haha...let me just say that small companies fighting to stay afloat cause an enormous amount of stress. Every decision is scrutinized and debated. Egos flare and you end up with physical altercations.

Probably the most serious altercation is from the late 90s...the co-owner walked into a meeting, after yelling at the other co-owner for awhile, people stood up and the one co-owner knocked out the other. The one who threw the punch left and we never saw again.