Have you ever slunk out of the boss's office, muttering under your breath, "My boss is nuts!" Well, several studies suggest you may have hit the nail on the head.

Writing for the online HR news source TLNT, Crystal Spraggins digs into this issue of whether many bosses are in truth mentally unstable. She warns of the narcissistic boss, charming at the cocktail party and alluring in the job interview, who then becomes impossible to please later on.

Then she cites research by psychologist Kevin Dutton, who produced a list of the top 10 professions that  "harbor the most psychopaths."

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