MLUG: Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] Corporate Politics suck!
Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] Corporate Politics suck!
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On Wed, 9 May 2007, Stephen Montgomery-Smith wrote:

My experience is the opposite. I come across a lot of people in higher management who try to be an ******. I used to share the same naive belief that you did, because those of us who strive to be decent naturally assume that of others. But a lot of bad experiences have now convinced me of the opposite.

Being a mean jerk to people "beneath" you proves that you are a big, important, powerful person. That feeling is essential to some personalities. Read about "narcissistic personality disorder":


http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/narcissistic-personality-disorder/DS00652

Mike

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