> In the opposite direction, I would not assume mentor and mentee relationships in academic are as fluid and breakable as the author might assume. Most evidenc

> In the opposite direction, I would not assume mentor and mentee relationships in academic are as fluid and breakable as the author might assume. Most evidence, in fact, says that mentor/mentee realtionships in academia are incredibly immutable. Many people put up with hideous amounts of abuse because their advisor has a thumbs up/thumbs down effect on their career that a Roman emperor would be envious of.