On: Toxic Workers Are More Productive, But the Price Is High

[atoav]

I am not sure what best means in this context..?

Most utilitaristic? Best in stealing public resources while being seen as a philantropist?

What the best is, depends on the incentives, the goals and the company culture. The best Mafioso in a group of the best mafiosi will be without a doubt a damn good Mafioso – but what does this mean for the rest of society?

[imh → atoav]

The definition of best is irrelevant. The point is the distinction between maximizing something for an individual versus maximizing that same thing for the group.

[atoav → imh]

It isn’t irrelevant in practice, not for those who suffer from it and not for society as a whole because of missed potential.

I understand why a isolated look at these things could make sense though