It’s a very destructive ugly personality disorder, and worse to deal with.
The last 15 yrs of work I was placed with a very good FOH sound engineer who was swallowed whole in it. It was repulsive. Abusive AF. I was there to keep him in line. About the only thing that shocked him in place was “ F the rules, I’ll pay the fine, but you’re about to get your butt stomped silly”
Keeping him in line affected me in a negative way. It kept me in a cocked and loaded cage. It probably reflected here. i don’t want to be that guy, I just wanna do my thing, not a babysitter.. I don’t want to be used to keep someone in line who should have just been fired and kicked in the nuts for good measure. Anyone else would be blackballed. It kept me angry. Because of him and being used to supervise an idiot.
He was a nightmare to everyone. I could not be more glad to be retired from that fecal mess. It’s good to not be psssed anymore. Good riddance.
I loath bullies.