Although a boss who yells, curses or belittles might not seem to deserve our sympathy,“they're suffering,
too,” Foulk says.
Foulk and his fellow researchers found that leaders who acted
abusively to colleagues had trouble relaxing after work and were less likely to feel competent, respected, and autonomous in the workplace.
If a leader acts abusively, then goes home and feels bad about it, he or she might come back to work the next day feeling less powerful and behave better-
a phenomenon Foulk is studying for a future paper.