‘Tell it to me straight, I have to look for another job, don’t I?’: Bossy coworker becomes actual boss, starts with fake encouragement but quickly turns pushy and controlling – FAIL Blog

Now imagine you’re the poor soul whose narcissistic colleague just got promoted to supervisor. After three years of putting up with their antics as an equal, watching from a safe distance with sympathetic management nearby, you’re now wide open to the full brunt of their egocentric wrath. All previous support systems are gone, replaced by an endless cycle of fake praise followed swiftly by combative micromanagement.