tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101291499054924211.post7141114894393945442..comments2024-02-07T00:17:42.618-08:00Comments on Job Sink: Spotting Psychopaths in the workplace.ScottJSheahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00203580998442914103noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101291499054924211.post-90606196221277117422016-12-05T15:08:59.391-08:002016-12-05T15:08:59.391-08:00There are some of us who just want to attend docto...There are some of us who just want to attend doctors visits weekly and live a moral life. I see that society would rather treat us as animals, and lock us in cages. If that's your empathy, then perhaps I don't feel so bad about myself. Generalizations are never fair.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101291499054924211.post-71018966438505456052016-07-26T13:27:46.637-07:002016-07-26T13:27:46.637-07:00I have worked under a legitimate psychopath. She w...I have worked under a legitimate psychopath. She was in a high position of power over people (VP, Human Resources). it was sickening to see the way he enjoyed firing, reprimanding and demeaning employees. She would over-exaggerate emotions and it left everyone in the conversation feeling awkward. She wore sexually provocative clothing to work (extremely inappropriate) and often openly flirted with other remembers of the executive team. It was all very weird. She single handedly destroyed the company culture. She lied and anyone who either called her out or she felt saw through here, were fired. It's really a horrible situation when one runs into this type of person. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101291499054924211.post-41875668626416377252011-06-29T20:13:42.275-07:002011-06-29T20:13:42.275-07:00That is rough putting up with the sort of behavior...That is rough putting up with the sort of behavior so I am glad you kept at it. It sounds like you have a good sense of self. I am also happy that they eventually saw through it.ScottJSheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00203580998442914103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101291499054924211.post-73183513806330532192011-06-25T15:24:41.638-07:002011-06-25T15:24:41.638-07:00Oh my goodness... years ago, I was working for a c...Oh my goodness... years ago, I was working for a company (undiagnosed at that time with Asperger's... I'm a woman and we are often diagnosed later in life), and a new hire felt slighted by me. He developed an immediate antipathy to me. While I'd never complained about fellow co-workers (my boss told me that I had a problem in liking everyone), I went to my boss about this guy's reaction to my simply doing my job as requested. <br /><br />Because I tend to "act like" a man in regard to leadership style and threaten men who are insecure, my boss assumed it was my issue and that the other guy would come around in due time like everyone else (I was well respected). At any rate, we had a team building exercise among the top ranking staff and for about one hour at the end we were paired with just one person. I was paired with this guy. He positioned himself with his back to the others, spoke in quiet friendly tones, and read me the riot act (all born out of his indignity at my being who I was and being asked to do what I did for the company). He proceeded to tell me he'd get me fired even though I was the owner's "lucky rabbit foot" of sorts.<br /><br />I knew at that point that I had to keep my mouth shut, hope that I would keep my job, and also hope that he would show his true self eventually. <br /><br />Then, at a business dinner meeting one night where the boss wasn't there, someone at the table joked with me about a strange interest of mine, and this guy used it as an opening to try to publicly humiliate me. I calmly sat there and when he was through said I needed to get some fresh air. He demonstrated how friendly and good natured the exchange was by volunteering to drive me to my hotel. <br /><br />The next day while driving alone with the owner to the airport (and determined as ever to keep my mouth shut about this guy), my boss said, "I heard what happened at the dinner table. It wasn't you. He's been pulling this with other people. He's even been trying to coerce me," using what he thought was his superior knowledge about the business to get what he wanted. I'm looking for his replacement beginning tomorrow.<br /><br />I mean, here I am a valued and trusted employee who never complains about a fellow employee, but I can't be believed because (1) no one wants to admit that they've made a mistake in hiring and (2) I have Asperger's (or maybe because I was a threatening woman).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com