i believe there's goodness in everybody- part of the challenge is structuring your own words+actions in a way that affords them a response that contains some measure of kindness or compassion. This is what the author of the post was doing by prioritizing getting along with her team; of course another part of the challenge is allowing others to be what they will be without being a doormat or adding to your own suffering. Super great that OP was able to recognize and commit to her own happiness.

I mean we all fail, again and again, but that doesn't mean most of us don't want to be "basically good", or are incapable of being "basically good" at each moment.