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  • There should be a word for that kind of boss - "dismentor" or something.

    NYT > Home Page By ADAM BRYANT 2011

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  • “I haven’t really had a lot of mentors. I’ve had to sort of figure things out for myself, because I’ve had a lot of whatever the opposite of a mentor is. I’ve learned a lot from seeing what didn’t work. There should be a word for that kind of boss — “dismentor” or something.”

    The New York Times, Hey, Rock Stars: Take Your Show Someplace Else, by Adam Bryant, January 29, 2011

    January 31, 2011

  • Yes--though tormentor might also work.

    January 31, 2011

  • Or dementor?

    January 31, 2011