My maxim has always been that, whoever wants the job of being boss, is probably the last person who should get it. That goes for most politicians too. They usually screen the Gong Hos out of jury pools, police and firefighters. But the rest of the work place seems to reward these little Hitler types. And give them a leg up the career ladder. The last place I worked at (a steel plant) they always gave the back stabbers, the promotions to salaried positions. I rarely ever saw any exception to this. Which is probably why the place went bankrupt. Because they screwed off at Country Clubs, while we all took pay cuts, and the place lost money from poor planning and management. But at least those clowns all felt powerful in their positions, while it lasted.

It’s one reason corporations should not be allowed legal rights equal to real humans in a democracy.

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They tend to be manipulative, arrogant, callous, impatient, impulsive, unreliable, superficially charming and prone to fly into rages. They break promises, take credit for the work of others and blame everyone else when things go wrong.

Wow, they got me down to a tee.

There might be plenty of peaches but there are plenty of psychos too. Look at business that are all about relentless expansion. These leaders are usually psychos. There are business people who focus on quality products, they are usually alright.

I haven’t experienced it professionally but our family has suffered through a narcissistic adopted daughter (read about narcissistic personality disorder). Many of these types of people have variations of personality disorders which are a spectrum of problems. Unfortunately, its the least understood, diagnosed and treatable mental problem. Most people with these disorders don’t know or accept the fact they have a problem.

The best solution? Get away and keep away. There is very little you can do to “make things work”

It just seems like they do.

There are exceptions like Ballmer. However look at how the company has lost it’s way since he’s been President.

It’s the middle management that is often the problem. You do run across a fair number of jerks at this level, however they don’t last forever.