>The friends that I’ve maintained all along (and many of them are former employees) understand me. The equation of "employees" with "friends" here is a red fla

>The friends that I’ve maintained all along (and many of them are former employees) understand me. The equation of "employees" with "friends" here is a red flag for narcissism. It's possible to have friendly relationships with employees but that relationship is still primarily about exchanging services for compensation. As a result, the employees will put up with a lot more nonsense than any person whose livelihood is not directly dependent on keeping their boss happy.