How do you guys deal with a covert narcissist? I catch in pretty quickly but once I see them in a certain light it’s hard to look at them in a positive light? This covert narcissist is my boss.

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Don’t engage. Asap change team or company, whichever is feasible. Period.

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That's a difficult situation. I've had that experience where I realized something negative about someone and I just couldn't unsee it. You can do what you can to "manage up" but you might start thinking about moving on if dealing with the person is really problematic.

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