Interestingly I’ve found repeatedly through my career that there is very little separation between personal and professional spheres.
I will give you that there’s a giant difference between a public persona and the person. But I find when working closely with someone - particularly in 80hour crunch time weeks - you don’t end up dealing with their public persona, but with a version of them much closer to their "personal life". So day to day your experience with your co-workers is very personal, and frequently in an unprofessional mode.
I think that when making choices about who I will work with, I'll lean heavily on what I know about them personally, and treat their public persona with a great deal of distrust.
I will give you that there’s a giant difference between a public persona and the person. But I find when working closely with someone - particularly in 80hour crunch time weeks - you don’t end up dealing with their public persona, but with a version of them much closer to their "personal life". So day to day your experience with your co-workers is very personal, and frequently in an unprofessional mode.
I think that when making choices about who I will work with, I'll lean heavily on what I know about them personally, and treat their public persona with a great deal of distrust.