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There’s a certain type of pessimist that is common enough and vexing enough to warrant its own archetype: the victim. This is the colleague who feels like everyone is out to get them. They don’t take accountability for their actions and quickly point the finger at others when things go wrong. And when you try to give them constructive feedback, they respond with a “woe is me” attitude or a laundry list of excuses.
Like the pessimist, the victim believes that bad things are going to happen and that there’s little they can do to change that, but they also believe—and complain—that these negative events happen to them in particular. While the pessimist will insist that “the sky is falling,” the ...
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