Self-Centered
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Favoritist
🟡 Harassment if repeatedTelltale symptoms
- Blatantly favors specific employees while ignoring others
- Openly discriminates between insiders and outsiders
- Funnels good evaluations to favorites
Psychology profile
Extreme expression of in-group bias. Strategic behavior to solidify organizational power by creating a loyal faction.
Legal risk analysis
Unfair personnel practices — grievance possible for disadvantaged employees
A single incident may not be actionable, but repetition and accumulation can constitute harassment. Log each occurrence with dates so you can prove the pattern.
Counter-strategies
- 1Document favoritism patterns with objective data (task distribution, evaluation records)
- 2Formally request performance-based evaluations
- 3Build relationships with other managers to diversify dependencies
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