coping with an overbearing jerk theme

Someone struggles to deal with a domineering and inconsiderate person, i.e., an jerk.

Examples

Mr. Lurry, manager of Deep Space Station K-7, coped with verbal abuse at the hands of Captain Kirk after having issued an unnecessary Code One alert in tos2x13 "The Trouble with Tribbles".

12 total · 7 major · 5 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
ahh1x20 major Alice is a woman who delights in revealing hurtful truths, saying other hurtful things, and spreading hurtful rumors. During the later dialogues between Alice and John it becomes apparent that Alice was she doing things to hurt people and that she does so with ill-concealed glee.
futurama2x19 major Michelle was being a jerk to Fry.
futurama3x01 major Everyone with Brannigan.
movie: The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972) major Petra acted like so to Marlene; Karin acted like so to Petra
talesoftheunexpected7x05 major The hitchhiker was behaving more than badly.
tos2x13 major Lurry :: Lurry with Kirk
tz1985e1x13a major Mr. Dundee was being a big party pooper and resented that Henry was giving out presents to everyone.
futurama1x10 minor Kif with Brannigan.
nightgallery3x03 minor The waiter with an abrasive Kolodney.
tng1x19 minor Picard and others coped with Remmick's ill manners.