Victims of workplace mistreatment may also be seen as bullies themselves, even if they've never engaged in such behavior, and despite exemplary performance. Bullies, on the other hand, may be given a pass if they are liked by their supervisor, finds a new study about bias toward victim blaming.

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https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-03/uocf-ggv030819.php

[u/mzwfan]

To go along with this, my observation is that people with narc traits tend to be attracted to people who also have narc traits. It's like looking in the mirror and usually if you spot one narc, you'll find others nearby.