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[New post] The Best Retirement Letter Ever

Site logo image SupremeCmdr posted: " https://journalofhumannutritionanddieteticseditor.wordpress.com/2023/11/27/thats-it/ My favorite excerpt from the letter: Let's be honest, some people in academia are horrible, arrogant, selfish and narcissistic. And no matter how much the peopl" lifeunderwriter.net

The Best Retirement Letter Ever

SupremeCmdr

Nov 27

That's it!

My favorite excerpt from the letter:

Let's be honest, some people in academia are horrible, arrogant, selfish and narcissistic. And no matter how much the people at the top say they deal with bad behaviour, the nasty folk do have an annoying habit of getting promoted. The way in which academia selects and rewards particular skill sets produces an over-concentration of people who are low on empathy. I've met a lot of those 'special' colleagues over the years (no names mentioned obviously). I will not miss them one jot. They create a toxic working environment , dominate the discourse, ride roughshod over the rules, and cause a great deal of harm to others and get away scot-free. They've done me significant mental damage, but I can now happily forget them and move on with life.

My recommendation to anyone starting out in academia is stand your ground, challenge these energy vampires and politely make it clear that you don't want to play their stupid toxic games. They really don't have the power that they want you to believe they have, even though the system tends to promote them to roles that are beyond their emotional competence to fulfill. Pity them for the lack of other things to do with their lives. And, remember that 98% of what we do as academics is of no importance at all out there in the real world, so when a self-entitled colleague insists that their work on their favourite gene is earth-shattering; more important than anything you could ever do; and a good reason for their career to be advanced faster than yours; just smile and ignore them. Do your own thing, at your own pace. Have a life outside the university and remember that it's just a job.

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