Self-Centered

Blame Master

Rationalizer

🟢 Low legal risk

Telltale symptoms

  • Always blames others for own mistakes
  • Stitches logical fallacies to justify actions
  • Never apologizes under any circumstances

Psychology profile

Cognitive dissonance avoidance. Defense mechanism distorting reality to protect self-image. Admitting mistakes = admitting incompetence in their equation.

Legal risk analysis

Difficult to classify as harassment

Likely to be read as legitimate management, so relationship tactics beat legal ones here. Try the counter-strategies below first, and start documenting if it escalates.

Counter-strategies

  1. 1Present objective evidence with timeline of facts
  2. 2Ask 'So what should we do going forward?' instead of emotional response
  3. 3Document repeated patterns for use in performance reviews

Often appears with

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Blame Master (Rationalizer) — Workplace Villain Guide