It&#x27;s fluff, imho. I&#x27;ve been at Google a few years and have worked with people here who not only make me feel psychologically &#x27;unsafe&#x27; but are bigger jerks than I&#x27;ve met at any other workplace. And they were, as far as I know, never censured for it.<p>Granted, I&#x27;ve also worked with some really great people, better than other places I&#x27;ve worked. And I&#x27;m sure unconsciously been a jerk myself.<p>So my summary is: run all the studies you want. People mostly behave in the personality patterns they set down as kids.<p>And most of us grew up in schoolyards full of not-so-nice dynamics.