4 ms·

“Their wealth does not buy them that-that much more and that slightly nicer cottage, ski vacay, private school etc. drain the accounts really fast.” This sound

“Their wealth does not buy them that-that much more and that slightly nicer cottage, ski vacay, private school etc. drain the accounts really fast.” This sounds more like middle management to me. The true Sociopaths in the places I’ve worked (I’m thinking SVP to C-level) are in the hundreds of millions net worth or on track to get there. EDIT: as I write this, I realize most of the places I’ve worked are huge, powerful companies and might not be representative. But the first company I worked at was worth less than a billion dollars, and I think the CEO might have been the only real Sociopath in the room.

jasmer 4y ago
Good points, but most CEO's don't really earn that much, and even net worth generally several million. And I don't mean to discount your experience, but even a lot of 'big time' CEO's are not worth 'hundred's of millions'. Maybe 10's. Not 100's. Also, CEO's are interesting and different people, it's actually hard to know if they are 'sociopaths' from just being in a meeting with them. In fact, even knowing them for some time it's hard to tell. Remember they are living in an identity, all the time. They have to be not just 'on' but 'really on' - so it just feels kind of otherworldly with them, that doesn't mean 'sociopath'. I think looking at actions, particularly layoffs, how they are handled, the kind of marketing, growth, underhanded tactics is more helpful.