[kwyjibo1230]

Interesting wiki article, very insightful! As a manager myself, I think it's very important to be aware of whether you are playing the "rescuer" and perpetuating dysfunction, or acting as a "coach" and helping others to actually change and learn.

[dilyevsky]

Don’t fool yourself - most managers would fall into Persecutor camp not the Rescuer ime.

[afarrell]

It is incredibly easy and ego-inflationary for people playing the persecutor role to see themselves as rescuers.

[kwyjibo1230]

Definitely tracks with the human tendency to judge yourself by intentions, and others by actions

[kwyjibo1230]

The wiki covers that scenario. The rescuer uses their role to say they "tried" and then justify negative feelings to the victim. Essentially becoming the persecutor