🔮 Symbolic Approach
The lord of the manor, the economic pater familias, the pharaoh of the open space. A good dream boss, a just law. A tyrant, the work ogre. Being the boss, you took back the scepter—or you stole it. The naked boss, authority without a suit: fragile.
🛋️ Psychoanalysis (Freud & Jung)
Transferred father, Superego, fear of being fired (abandonment). Seducing the boss, clinging. Killing him, aggression against the authority figure. Winnicott: an environment that doesn't "hold"—you dream of a better framework, or you flee.
🧠 Neuroscience
11 PM email, meeting, security badge. The brain reconsolidates hierarchy because it regulates resources and status. Supervisor's face = strong social stimulus.
💡 Practical Advice
A fact, an email, a time boundary. Don't sort out your inner life solely at the office. If the tyrant is real, get allies and written proof, not just interpretation.
