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Re:Sorry you feel that way: why passive aggression took over... by naremu on Tuesday November 28, 2023 @01:09PM (#38448877)
Have you never been in a real workplace?

Passive aggressiveness is generally the tool of those in power to deflect any potential criticisms/issue taking, and the lower rung and more powerless the worker, the less their overt aggression matters, and is much more tolerated by their same level colleagues/environment.

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Re:Sorry you feel that way: why passive aggression took over... by hinkley on Tuesday November 28, 2023 @01:28PM (#38449252)
I came to say that PA is a tool (weapon, really) of covert narcissists, so your response is as good a place as any to chime in.

Since bosses are disproportionately narcissistic, there’s going to be some correlation there.

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