One of the biggest examples of narcissists getting what they asked for came from an old co-worker that I used to nickname “Vulture.”

That was at a time where my education about toxic people was only based on familiar patterns in my family and some friendships. Ones that I would eventually learn were close to the actual definitions.

So, Vulture primarily got their name because, on top of many narcissistic and toxic moments, they would always swoop in and pick at me with guilt trips and gaslights, often about the help they had given over various issues. Some were more serious than others relative to the workplace we once shared.

But circumstances became intense enough for me to tell them to their face that we were done. It’s the first time I ever did that to anyone face-to-face, regardless of the risks that it posed, down to them knowing where I lived by circumstances.

Some time after my departure from the company, I had learned by chance that he was fired for the very reasons I had cut them off. I wasn’t entirely surprised, but I couldn’t celebrate it either. What joy would I get from another’s karmic misfortune?

Time will always break down those who are in the wrong. You may never be audience to it, and it’s best that you don’t seek to be. But believe that any falls they take because of the negative behaviors they hide are theirs to hold and hopefully learn from. Even if they don’t, that’s not your business, either.

All you have to do is not become someone else’s “Vulture.” Their response may not be as civil as mine was.

D.F.