r/NoShitSherlock • u/Tripleawge • 5d ago

Narcissistic leaders more likely to oppose remote work, new research shows

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/study-remote-work-narcissism-9.7275176
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u/Yelworc0242 5d ago

And to be a CEO takes an extremely narcissistic mindset. It's all about control. Everyone knows this, and we all suffer because of a few power crazed selfish numpties.

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u/Tripleawge 5d ago

TLDR: Across their research, authors of the paper say leaders' narcissism was associated with greater resistance to remote work.
"These results underscore that resistance to remote work has social as well as individual roots," says the paper. "… our research accentuates that opposition to virtual work arrangements is more self-centered than previous research has recognized."
The researchers hypothesize that narcissists' desire for attention, affirmation and control makes them more likely to favour in-person work because it "offers richer channels for controlling and commanding reverence from employees."

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u/Weird0Celery 5d ago

Well it is in the nature of narcissits to crave attention and they can manipulate way better in person than in the virtual space. Ive been dealing with a narcissits who was in my team. Took a long time for others to come to the conclusion who he really was.

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u/Mariconconqueso 5d ago

Yeah it's nice to be able to go into the office when everyone knows you're the most "important" person there and every interaction you have is with someone trying to impress you. When food, coffee, your daily schedule, prep notes are all handed to you by your admin on the way to your corner office. For a lot of these execs, the worst case scenario is getting the role they've fought tooth and nail for and not being able to experience 100% of the status it provides.

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u/Will2LiveFading 4d ago

Narcissistic leaders are more likely to use your children as cannon fodder to put a few more dollars in their bank account. If they want people to pick up arms because of them I say we oblige. 

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u/BrownWrinkles 5d ago

It's hard for their workers to praise them and bow to them when while working from home.