While many people who fit the profile of a psychopath aren't serial killers or notorious criminals, they share a number of the same characteristics. And that can make them nightmares in the workplace.
Monday, October 14, 2013
Psychopaths in the Workplace
While many people who fit the profile of a psychopath aren't serial killers or notorious criminals, they share a number of the same characteristics. And that can make them nightmares in the workplace.
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Personally, I have never worked with someone who is a psychopath. Now I have worked with people who are artistically crazy. However, that is really different than a psychopath. Having someone who is a psychopath in the workplace just seems like the worst idea because it wouldn't only fuel unproductive work, but also probably make a lot of company members uncomfortable. I'm not sure how I would react if I was in this situation, but I will let you know if I ever do.
To be honest, I found this article extremely uninformative and not at all useful. I think most people would agree that having a psychopath in the workplace probably will not end well. However, I do not think this means psychopaths should be discriminated against in the workplace. The article failed to define what a psychopath is in the first place. It would have been useful if the author of the article included information that would help someone identify the characteristics of a psychopath. Also, although I think it is necessary to be aware of the impacts psychopaths can have in a work setting, I do not think the impacts mean that we should not be including people we consider psychopaths in our workplaces. While psychopaths may demonstrate inappropriate behavior, the answer should not be to avoid them altogether.
Ok, I really do not understand the point of this article. All it really said was "working with a psychopath is bad." Isn't that just common sense? Also, how is it bad? What exact effect does it have? If your going to take the time to make an article, at least take the time to put some substance in it. Such as stating a few examples of what happens in the work place when psychopaths are present? Also, more of a side note, how often does this actually occur? Because to my knowledge I have never worked with one, nor have I ever heard of anyone working with one, so I don't really understand why someone felt the need to bring up the topic in the first place.
I'm pretty sure I've never worked with a psychopath...also, I'm pretty sure encountering a psychopath in the workplace is less common than this article would lead one to believe it is. There is definitely a spectrum of responsiveness to emotions, but that is just a human thing, and someone being less responsive than someone else wouldn't necessarily make them a psychopath. I wish this article had provided more information on a case where this actually happened. Are there people out there who believe they are working with a psychopath? I wonder what people who read this article and end up thinking they are in a situation like this tend to do about it, if anything at all.
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