First hurdle has been taken. Best thing is, i don't care if it works out or not. You jump out of the frying pan and end up in the fire. that's my experience. Previous boss had a fully grown narcissistic personality disorder. was growing worse over the years. One co-worker, who had been competing with him for his job, left no stone unturned to punish him afterwards. Compared to her, lady macbeth was a cherub. as he feared to confront her personally - they had to keep up a facade of loyalty and support - he looked for targets elsewhere. In desperate need to keep up his self-image of success and authority, he was unable to reflect his behaviour. That's the story of a weak and insecure man, trying to stand his ground. That's the sort of person you don't want to see in powerful positions. Nobody could tell beforehand because he was new. They could tell with the other co-worker, that's why she didn't get the job.
Current boss has not turned brutal and sadistic yet, but he triggers people consciously and unconsciously. he has the predisposition, and he is already in power. It's like a disease which turns those who have to deal with the boss's incompetence, which is disguised as the despotism of the powerful ("i am the boss, that's why i can do it"), into confirmation narcissists. Whatever is said or done has to prove their hate-filled agenda: the boss needs counseling, he is a pathologic case, to say the least. They are in need of revenge. They want to see him squirm, they want to see him dead.
Problem is, working for a narcissist is very demotivating. Everything you do is just narcissistic supply for this individual. s/he has the right to demand it from you. there is a contract you have signed. at the end of the day, your contributions help them to pimp up their own public image. some coworkers say they do it for the clients, not for him. but the clients are already the boss's flying monkeys, which they don't want to see.
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