> Do people regularly run into coworkers like me during their career and simply ignore it because they find it too awkward to criticize them?
Yes exactly this, especially at larger companies. I know a few of those developers, and they sit right near me...
They find a way to make any task take forever...
If it was a smaller company they would be called out, but at my [very, very] large company - its very hard to get fired. So what happens is that they are just given what is essentially remedial work.
As a fellow IC, it will in no way make my life better to call this person out.
Yes exactly this, especially at larger companies. I know a few of those developers, and they sit right near me...
They find a way to make any task take forever...
If it was a smaller company they would be called out, but at my [very, very] large company - its very hard to get fired. So what happens is that they are just given what is essentially remedial work.
As a fellow IC, it will in no way make my life better to call this person out.