Part of entering the workforce is learning what you’re good at and what you absolutely cannot stand. If you’re lucky, you’ll find a job that doesn’t drive you completely up a wall. Even jobs we like can be full of people we don’t, however.
Abusive management styles grind most employees down and make them not want to perform at their best. These burnt out employees often move on more quickly than they might otherwise. There is one type of person who thrives in a high-stress, high-pressure work environment, however, and there are more of them than you think.
Does Everyone At Your High-Stress Job Freak You Out? They May Be Psychopaths
We’ve all had horrific jobs that feel like they steal our souls.
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“Primary psychopathy is a tendency to be cold, callous, and manipulative,” lead researcher Charlice Hurst told IFLScience. Some had higher or lower psychopathy, but more than 100 qualified for the label.
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Ultimately, the study was small, so there’s still more work to be done to determine the role of psychopathy in the workplace. Still, I bet there are a lot of people out there who are thinking, “Oh, that must be why my boss is such an a**.”