Workplace Wellbeing: How to cope with a narcissistic boss

Narcissistic personality disorder only affects a small percentage of the population, but it’s a lot more prevalent in senior management

Janine Delport, who lives in Oranmore: "I dreaded my boss. Whenever he got upset, which was often, he picked a fight with me and continued fighting until I ended up in tears. I think he liked the sense of power it gave him.” Picture: Ray Ryan

Janine Delport once had a boss who enjoyed making her cry. Before moving to Ireland, the Galway-based learning and development professional lived and worked in South Africa.

“I had a great job, which gave me opportunities to help people,” she says. “But I dreaded my boss. Whenever he got upset, which was often, he picked a fight with me and continued fighting until I ended up in tears. I think he liked the sense of power it gave him.”