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By Anika Stuppy, Ph.D., of Tilburg University. Products can make people feel great about themselves. Enjoying an exquisite glass of wine in a fancy bar or walking down the street in a new stylish outfit sure sound like great ways to give your ego a little boost. But if people consume to feel great about themselves, why do so many people shop at Walmart, get their hair cut at Supercuts, or prefer dressing down to go to a dive bar?
Apart from a select few who have been very, very lucky in their working lives, chances are that we’ve all suffered from exposure to a narcissistic boss at some point in our careers. You know the type. Full of their own self-importance, right all the time (even when they are patently not) and willing to ride roughshod over anyone who gets in their way. But how did they get into such a position on the first place?
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