Narcissism Glossary
offloading work by claiming incompetence
🧹 Weaponized incompetence is deliberately botching tasks, or performing helplessness, until the other person gives up and absorbs the whole responsibility.
More telling than a clumsy attempt or two: whether, even after roles were divided, the same failures repeat and one person ends up holding everything.
More telling than a clumsy attempt or two: whether, even after roles were divided, the same failures repeat and one person ends up holding everything.
Often seen in situations like these
Every chore they take ends half-done — and redone, by you.
When this happens, try this
💡 Frustration doesn't require you to immediately take over their share. Define each person's scope and what 'done' means concretely, and watch whether your finishing their work keeps repeating.