I think the whole empathy thing is really over played by everyone. But any way, let's assume your a narcissist and you work at a job where everyone admired you and looked up to you. Say you worked there for several years and suddenly get a new job where you don't even rate in the top 40. Certainly that's enough to get any one a little down but for a narc, they are going to get extremely depressed, angry and vengeful. How dare these people not recognize I am superior to them and they are the common breed. It's a freaking slap in the face, rude awakening. A narc's worst nightmare.