Being an “ass” is one thing (making conflicts like it’s yoir job).
Paying people preferentially because you and a couple of your buddies like them a bit (bonus points if you spend private time together as well) should be about 3 red flags for everyone involved.
I don’t believe this but you can absolutely fire someone for vibes.
Your attitude does affect team members. I’d happily fire a high out put team member for being an ass.
Being an “ass” is one thing (making conflicts like it’s yoir job).
Paying people preferentially because you and a couple of your buddies like them a bit (bonus points if you spend private time together as well) should be about 3 red flags for everyone involved.
Sounds like an edge case
Nope. It’s a spectrum, but at some point “vibes” absolutely matter.