Scorched Earth
(Sorry this is long)
I wanted to link my original post, but the rules of this sub dont allow this? I'll link original in the comments and mods can remove it if not allowed.
I will never forget when I made the original post and somebody prompted a Reddit bot to notify them if I ever post in the sub again. That tickled me. This update is dedicated to you.
I want to explain this in a way that protects identifying factors. As with any career there is a hierarchy of command based on title, role importance, experience, etc. In this specific setting, the building has its internal chain of command. But the differing careers co-existing inside the building, must independently abide by strict rules and regulations external of this facility, federally. So just because you may be high in the chain of command within the building, or over another employee within the building, this means nothing to certain employees, “lower ones”. They have boards to answer to that will not care if they acted on orders given to them by somebody “above them”.
This is relevant because the lawsuit is going to focus on this dynamic. A dynamic that has done a lot of internal damage to morale, that led to a mass exodus, and it’s a dynamic that a unchecked, unmonitored, protected narcissistic boss will recieve unlimited narcissistic supply from. My ex-NB is the head of the department, they were the top of this chain, in our branch.
After my termination a mass exodus occurred. Well, before then too but it reached crisis level after my termination. There was no staff left in that specific department administrative branch except the NB.
In my last post I discussed alleged falsified investigations and the lawsuit attached to it. Pretty much everyone that had something to do with that either retired or left, if I had to guess it wasn’t very willingly. This includes the most powerful and important person in the building, they have been removed and replaced by someone who…sees past the smoke and mirrors. NB is the last one standing from the old regime. Keep that in mind.
When this new CEO was implemented, what followed was almost everybody in constant contact with NB communicating grievances to this person about them. Serious ones. And this is happening while the NB has barely any staff directly beneath them either, as those people couldn’t handle it anymore, and the old CEO involved in the lawsuit wasn't safe to talk to.
At the same time that grievances are coming in weekly, the new CEO has brought with them highly educated colleagues to fill in the vacancies created by the mass exodus. The vacancies are all below NB in the chain of command, and in the past answered directly to NB. NB is usually the one who is supposed to be hiring these people as well. Anyone that was going to answer to NB, NB was to be on the interview panel.
Guess what. These new people have come in and ran multiple audits completely excluding NB from even being aware, held meetings about change implementation where NB was at a loss for words, green lighting changes in procedure where the NB stamp of approval isn’t considered in the slightest. In the past, all of this behavior would result in retaliation. What the CEO did, was completely sideline NB. Nobody answers to NB, nobody updates NB, nobody includes NB, the chain of command no longer includes NB at all.
I’ve heard that NB is having multiple breaks downs, pity parties, mood swings, and lashings out at the loss of power and control. But I also heard about something that I really just, can’t stop thinking about.
An important employee in the building who never has any direct contact with NB, wrote a grievance on NB to CEO. Basically stating that the conduct of NB has disrupted operations of the entire building, and that NB should no longer be head of that department anymore. In this setting, operational disruption is a serious allegation with serious consequences. When NB became aware of the grievance, NB stormed around the building (to lower level staff) demanding anyone with information about who was involved in the grievance reveal it to them.
The alleged falsified records with the lawsuit aren’t the only records that were allegedly falsified. There apparently have been multiple instances (serious ones) where employees that the NB favored had fucked up, and it was covered up. Matter of fact, NB knows all the dirt about the building, happily hid all the bodies that they could, because in their mind it was job security and leverage.
NB storms up to an employee that they covered for in the past, grills them for information about the grievance. When the employee doesn’t bite, NB discusses disgust with the grievances, reiterates that they will find out who participated, reveals that they have a meeting occurring due to it, and states the following.
“If I go down, everybody is going down with me.”
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Yeah, this is somebody who knows every bad decision that was ever made in this building. This is somebody who is heavily involved in a lawsuit right now. This is a serial retaliator saying these words. Because, mind you, I have seen NB take multiple people “down”. I know what it looks like and what it consist of. I know how they operate they are very predictable, very spiteful, very psychotic. Yup. I can predict what’s coming, and for me personally this is delicious. But for now, I’ll just chew on that sentence.
Speaking of the lawsuit, it is still very early, and I don’t know what was said in that deposition, but the subsequent filings are indicative of several parties, both independently on their own merit and in being compelled by the judge, distancing themselves from the NB conduct, in both subtle and non-subtle manner. This is only the first deposition, of one witness.
I know this sub is about narc bosses, but I'm not going to leave out Human Resources from this conversation. Human Resources, at least in my case, kept people in positions of power, and protected them as they inflicted abuse. Condoning and ratifying such behavior as long as they aren’t on the end that suffer from it. And now HR is in a position where everybody in the building doing actual work has to scream get rid of the narcissist while facing retaliation, and HR has to choose between admitting to negligent hiring and negligent retention, or fire the NB and risk “going down with them”.
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I’m doing well in school and landed a new job that is going to provide me valuable skills in my aspiring career. Roughly 6 months ago I wanted to not be breathing. Hopefully this story brought somebody some solace. I’ll keep the people updated if it’s possible, and wanted.
Bless xx