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Why We Fired Our Best Engineer
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the controversial but common decision to let go of a top-performing individual contributor who undermined team culture. Using the real-world example of a senior engineer at a late-stage startup who shipped code faster than anyone but refused code reviews, hoarded knowledge, and burned out juniors, they break down the metrics that matter beyond output: bus factor, feedback ratio, and mentorship throughput. Lucas cites a 2023 study from the Stanford Center for Professional Development showing that teams with one high-conflict high-performer see 27 percent…
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