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Originally Posted by vash

I am the supervisor of a narcissist. I feel your pain...but I do admit, your pain must be worst than mine.

my utmost sympathies.

he was the catalyst for my early retirement. he didnt force me out, but he did teeter the scale to. I am not having an office retirement party because I would spend 50% of my mic-time telling him off. hahahah...

I have a family member that is borderline narcissist..I know it well. gives me goosebumps.

I'll add here, since you all have been with me for such a long time starting with my 911 journey.

my situation was real for me. after a few unpleasant encounters, I had to reach out to company EAP to speak with a professional. there was a trigger there in me, and a narcissist can sniff out a weakness immediately. I had to meet with a pro to reinforce various tools in my belt to maintain mental clarity. I reached out to my supervisor who coincidentally is the moron that hired the fool, and passed him on probation..I begged him not to pass him on probation after begging him not to hire him in the first place. nobody believed me.

well, now my supervisor is EFFED with a capital F. he cannot even advertise my vacant position in fear this guy applies. I leave and will sleep fine. I didnt make this bed, so I am not sleeping it in. my supervisor didnt believe I would pull the plug on work. I saved and scrimped so I could have F-U money. .

Wow, sounds like a crap situation, but with a happy ending. It's great that you were in the position to have not just an out (anyone can quit and find a new job), but a pleasant out with good timing.

I've worked with a couple of nutters. I worked with one guy that I think could have been a narcissist, but I wasn't his boss or vice versa. I mostly just kept my interaction with him low.

I moved to a different team, and then he applied. I didn't think he was right for the job, but didn't want to tell the boss "don't hire that guy" in case I had some bias or something. I'm still in the same group and he's long gone (got put on an "improvement program", and left voluntarily).