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Oneironaut

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9. Having a narcissist boss is awful. I got to experience it sadly.

Mon Jun 22, 2026, 09:42 AM

19 hrs ago

He was a full-fledged narcissist, as in, he was an incredibly evil person who sought to create conflict for his amusement and had no empathy whatsoever. He did the back to office thing and more, e.g. calling you at night and demanding you answer to answer a simple question of his, just to torture you. The day he got fired (for sexual harassment of course) is probably the best day of my working life so far. It was like Christmas morning as a 5 year old lol.

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