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Aberrant bosses are psychologically abnormal, exhibiting behaviors symptomatic of diagnosable emotional disturbance, such as paranoid, narcissistic, and antisocial (sociopathic) personality disorders. Their psychopathology is reflected in extreme and socially deviant behaviors that wreak havoc on individuals and organizations alike. These behaviors may be premeditated (intentional) and may reflect sadistic tendencies. Examples include the boss who strolled up to his male subordinate’s desk, unzipped his pants, and ‘‘jokingly’’ draped his penis in the subordinate’s in-box (no joke—this really happened), and the human resource manager who took pleasure in decorating his desk with a filled glass jar labeled ‘‘Ashes of Complaining Employees.’’