>>1053Tough question.
>Guy that used to undeniably be the best employee getting bullied by his boss because he's on the verge of getting completely replaced by a new hireYou could have this from the boss's PoV and maybe, I dunno, he really dislikes the guy, hates knowing that he's his superior yet can't fire him because he is ultimately necessary for the company as things are now. Once the new hire starts, though, he notices how completely overshadowed he is, starts negging everything he does even if the previous level of quality he maintained is still there, starts getting super smug/dickish and """subtly""" implying that he's not #1 anymore and maybe he needs to be moved to a new position to "get his groove back, haha!" Just fueling the guy's insecurity and frustration until it culminates in him flipping out and Boss immediately threatening him with getting fired, or the worker becoming noticeably more dispirited and Boss offering to stay late at the office and help him with work. Things would of course escalate from there.