Here's a memorable recent example about abuse within science: http://www.thespectroscope.com/read/if-youve-been-accused-of-sexual-harassment-maybe-dont-sing-by-lenny-teytelman-372 …
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Replying to @o_guest
Yes, thanks. I'm mainly thinking about when criticizing someone's work can be defined as bullying. Any thoughts on that?
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Replying to @lakens
That's case by case — criticism is vital but can also be used as a weapon to undermine and demean.
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For example, I have seen famous professor make a person cry at a conf by using their prestige and calling them names during poster session.
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They basically created a group of people around the poster while X and X's postdoc shouted her down until she broke down.
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It was very obviously a specific tactic they have used before (I have witnessed it).
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The point is that they might have been right and it might have been bad work — genuinely don't remember.
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But nonetheless it doesn't warrant this level of shouting and calling them "sweetie" repeatedly when it's famous X VS McNobody PhD student.
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It anything this kind of "criticism" (read bullying) will prob have the opposite effect: PhD student will want to leave science not improve.
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I might also add that lack of criticism/feedback from supervisor is also effectively bullying especially when they expect success anyway
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Yeah, strategically ignoring somebody for no reason other than to hinder their career is a kind of abuse, of course.
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