Just venting. I'm worn out.

[zuul]

8. I'm so sorry. I know how you feel.

I used to work at such a place, with one toxic asshole who made everyone miserable. I stood up to him a couple times and then he started targeting me. I kept detailed notes of his abuse against me (dates, times, his words) and saved all his nasty emails. I then went to my supervisor, who then went with me to HR. I had only been with this company for about 6 months.

As it turns out, he had been a real problem for years, well before I started there. He had chased off a whole bunch of really good staff members who left the firm because of him. I didn’t know this and was prepared to be fired or to leave on my own. The company had been looking for a reason to get rid of him. Anyway, he was allowed to resign and ‘seek another opportunity elsewhere.’

Don’t give up hope on getting rid of your manipulative narcissist. If you’re having problems with this jerk, there’s a high probability that others are too.