Hearing about a nasty co-worker, who made everyone’s work life miserable for over 20 years, finally get her just desserts.

This bitter bitch wasn’t going to retire, even though she was well past retirement age. And that’s not the point. If you want to work, or love your job and still do it well, and are a contributing coworker, by all means work until the day you die.

In this particular case, this coworker was NONE of the above. She called in sick on the most arduous days, knowing our department would be short of workers, and others were on vacation. She never pulled her weight. She was petty, immature, jealous and scary.

She was a psychopath. That is what was scary. When this person knew that you knew, she would come after you like a reoccurring cancer. She took great glee doing this. This person ruined a number of people’s lives. These people were innocent, yet they were in her way.

I spent 15 years trying not to be in her line of fire. Sometimes I as well as other coworkers succeeded. She might momentarily unlock her jaws in order to bat around another target that amused her, only to circle back and clench those jaws at the nape of your neck again.

She was indirectly responsible for a coworker’s death. Her lack of attendance at the coworker’s funeral spoke volumes and didn’t go unnoticed.

There are too many other incidents to mention without writing a book, a sequel, and a movie in order to warn people of what signs to look for in a psychopath.

It may also take 20 years, or never, before you get sweet revenge.

In this case, she finally she made a mistake. She lost her temper and let her true self show; uncommon for a psychopath. She did something in full view of everyone. Finally! Witnesses to her behavior! She was caught, she was cornered, she couldn’t charismatically talk her way out of this situation.

I cannot divulge the specific events of what caused her dismissal without revealing where these events occurred. A number of people are becoming familiar with Quora, possibly former coworkers, or worse - the psychopath herself.

Thank you for posing the question.

Anonymous in Hiding.