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  "content_html": "\u003ch1\u003eDo work with (some) jerks\u003c/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere\u0026rsquo;s an almost meme-level usage of \u0026ldquo;don\u0026rsquo;t work with assholes/jerks\u0026rdquo; within the tech industry. While originally well-intentioned, this has unfortunately come to mean \u0026ldquo;don\u0026rsquo;t hire people who openly disagree with others\u0026rdquo;.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou \u003cspan class=\"underline\"\u003eneed\u003c/span\u003e those people. You need more than one. Folks that are able to get combative, to set a boundary for themselves or for their team and stand fiercely by it, even in the face of opposition\u0026ndash;that\u0026rsquo;s how you end up with a healthy team, with the ability to set their own priorities and deliver on them. \u0026ldquo;Nice\u0026rdquo; is great, but prioritizing for it in isolation can lead to a team being passive and easily steamrolled.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI find it\u0026rsquo;s helpful to break down \u0026ldquo;jerks\u0026rdquo; by their center of gravity. Jerks are \u003cspan class=\"underline\"\u003efighters\u003c/span\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf they\u0026rsquo;re just fighting for themselves, or just to make a mess, they\u0026rsquo;re brutes.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf they\u0026rsquo;re fighting for what\u0026rsquo;s right\u0026ndash;they\u0026rsquo;re strongly opinionated, but \u003cspan class=\"underline\"\u003edon\u0026rsquo;t base their sense of self on winning arguments\u003c/span\u003e\u0026ndash;they\u0026rsquo;re paladins.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDo work with paladins. Don\u0026rsquo;t work with brutes.\u003c/p\u003e\n",
  "content_md": "# Do work with (some) jerks\n\nThere's an almost meme-level usage of \"don't work with assholes/jerks\" within the tech industry. While originally well-intentioned, this has unfortunately come to mean \"don't hire people who openly disagree with others\".\n\nYou \u003cspan class=\"underline\"\u003eneed\u003c/span\u003e those people. You need more than one. Folks that are able to get combative, to set a boundary for themselves or for their team and stand fiercely by it, even in the face of opposition--that's how you end up with a healthy team, with the ability to set their own priorities and deliver on them. \"Nice\" is great, but prioritizing for it in isolation can lead to a team being passive and easily steamrolled.\n\nI find it's helpful to break down \"jerks\" by their center of gravity. Jerks are \u003cspan class=\"underline\"\u003efighters\u003c/span\u003e.\n\nIf they're just fighting for themselves, or just to make a mess, they're brutes.\n\nIf they're fighting for what's right--they're strongly opinionated, but \u003cspan class=\"underline\"\u003edon't base their sense of self on winning arguments\u003c/span\u003e--they're paladins.\n\nDo work with paladins. Don't work with brutes.",
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