not care at all about your mental health, your possible career desires outside of academia, your work/life balance, or the exact reason why this week was a roug

not care at all about your mental health, your possible career desires outside of academia, your work/life balance, or the exact reason why this week was a rough week for research in your (human) life. I wouldn't call that being a bad manager, but rather being an asshole. As a professor, I often think that one of my biggest weaknesses is indeed management skills. After all, we suddenly find ourselves having to manage people without any training in the matter, and when our true call is typically science, not management. But at least I'm not an asshole.