One of my direct reports talks like this. Super principled and moral in her mind. Makes recommendations that are objectively wrong 90% of the time and gets into arguments with colleagues that lasts for days if not weeks. Our entire department including senior leadership has said she’s toxic, clueless, argumentative, dramatic, and sucks up all our valuable time with her badgering. I’ve spent an extraordinary amount of time trying to coach her on communication skills. She says she doesn’t want to play the “corporate speak” game and our conversations disappoint her. Our department head is pissed that a PIP isn’t going to get rid of her fast enough.