Struggling to exercise upward toxicity? Try toxic hypocrisy

A willingness to lie and manipulate beyond what most people can imagine can do wonders for a career, notes Irina Dumitrescu

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September 16, 2020
Last updated
March 29, 2022
Irina Dumitrescu
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#1 Submitted by b.... on September 21, 2020 - 9:10am
Well written Irina. There are also the tried old ways of hostile bullying and ritual humiliation of talented academics, deprivation of resources, overloading them with work and ... using charms, seduction and intimate favours for promotion and undeserved accolades. Doors still open for those who practice such deception....

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