Self-Centered

Line Builder

Favoritist

🟡 Harassment if repeated

Telltale 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

  1. 1Document favoritism patterns with objective data (task distribution, evaluation records)
  2. 2Formally request performance-based evaluations
  3. 3Build relationships with other managers to diversify dependencies

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Line Builder (Favoritist) — Workplace Villain Guide