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A toxic work environment is very detrimental to productivity so your hierarchy should take this very seriously.
"tells people that decisions they've made "don't make sense" or are "weird"" Just thinking about this, this guy is so dumb that he cannot understand what others are saying. Think like that. One thing what I see is that people spill shit all over the place are just people who are being filling & drowned in shit. What is you see is just the after effect of shit drowning him. Why get excited by a "thumps up" & feel bad…
I'm not sure what kind of financial situation you're in so this might not be the best advice.
If you haven't already given management a chance to fix it themselves, then tell them to deal with it or you're gone. The cost for management to fix it is a lot cheaper than hiring a new person.
What do they really have to do? All it takes is them to tell the person to just stop it.
But in general I would just ignore him....
Not all jobs can be swapped out easily. Your situation matters. You may have to stay in that environment for whatever reason. Know your reason and the boundaries thereof. Be clear to yourself. Decide on what would cause you to exit and when. Be explicit in your reasons and why. You might have to remind yourself every day.
Maybe this environment isn't toxic or the situation isn't so bad. Get legal counsel anyway in terms of a bullying case. You may not have an actual bully in play right now but preparation for such might help. Even if you don't go the legal route, keep a journal, notes etc. If the manager is turning a blind eye to the situation that definitely isn’t good either.
First, I’m sorry you’ve found yourself in this situation. The good news is that you are going to learn some new skills and grow from this challenge. I’d try to respond to PR comments/ talk or slack directly with the person and ask them to elaborate whenever they leave these negative ambiguous comments. You can even preface it with some humility - “I’m struggling to understand your point, could you restate this in ano…
You are just asking for it. q: “I’m struggling to understand your point, could you restate this in another way for me?” a: 'Your self declared lack of understanding coding standards and basic principles explains "quality" of code you keep submitting'
First, I’m sorry you’ve found yourself in this situation. The good news is that you are going to learn some new skills and grow from this challenge. I’d try to respond to PR comments/ talk or slack directly with the person and ask them to elaborate whenever they leave these negative ambiguous comments. You can even preface it with some humility - “I’m struggling to understand your point, could you restate this in ano…
You are just asking for it. q: “I’m struggling to understand your point, could you restate this in another way for me?” a: 'Your self declared lack of understanding coding standards and basic principles explains "quality" of code you keep submitting'
and if he retorts that one in the same way just key his car or something.
Either way, don't quit because of this. It's far from what I would label "toxic" and it's likely that you'll meet people like this in most places so you're better off learning how to handle them early on.