5 Signs Your Co-Worker Might Be A Narcissist (And How To Deal)

Illustration: Damon Dahlen/HuffPost; Photos: Getty Narcissistic co-workers can make your job hell. And according to Marie-Line Germain, a professor of human resources and leadership at Western Carolina University and author of “Narcissism at Work: Personality Disorders of Corporate Leaders,” narcissists often find “safe havens” in the workplace. Confident colleagues can celebrate your success and want to see their co-workers shine, while a narcissistic colleague will insert themselves into “any topic, even if it is completely irrelevant, and they will hijack and make it about them,” Neo said. “You may feed their needs, so there is no need for them to display any of those negative signs,” Germain said. “It doesn’t matter if they have to steal your ideas to appear as brilliant.” “NPD individuals have a difficult time understanding the feelings of other people, if they even care to understand them,” she said, because “they are on a relentless hunt to guarantee their own narcissistic supply of attention, of approval, prestige, admiration, understanding, encouragement, power, perfection, money, sometimes even beauty.” This lack of empathy can also manifest as selfishness, disregard and a lack of compassion for other people.