More likely than not, you’ve had a coworker who was perceived as brilliant at their job but incredibly difficult to interact with. Is it time for corporate America to question whether these employees are worth keeping around?
Kimberly Williams, vice president of people, culture and compliance at Walker Advertising, has a name for this type of office fixture: The “brilliant jerk,” noting that they typically have leadership roles of some kind and tend to be credited for bringing substantial profits to the company. She believes employers are long overdue to rethink their value to the team, since they often cause more damage than employers think.
