It's a little more complicated in this case than for a typical gardener. The developer works for their manager, their team, but also ultimately for the firm. The developer may well be pursuing explicit goals of the firm, while annoying their peers or manager. And the developer may be right!
Teams reach a kind of stable state. New hires may well represent a desire of the firm to change that stable state. The team may not be on board. Sandbagging is not so uncommon.
In this particular story, the review situation is what particularly raised flags for me. Obviously the author did not situate himself well, but I'm not sure he'd have been happy if he had been more adaptable, and that may be on the team and not him.
Teams reach a kind of stable state. New hires may well represent a desire of the firm to change that stable state. The team may not be on board. Sandbagging is not so uncommon.
In this particular story, the review situation is what particularly raised flags for me. Obviously the author did not situate himself well, but I'm not sure he'd have been happy if he had been more adaptable, and that may be on the team and not him.