𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞… 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦? A few years ago, a new member was joining my team. Many of my teammates had worked with him before, and the moment his name came up, the warnings began: Negative stories. Unpleasant experiences. “Be careful with him.” Within minutes, he was painted as a villain I had never even spoken to. Though I was initially swayed, I took a step back and thought about how I had been ju

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