Opinion: Lander’s resignation over workplace bullying: The tip of the iceberg of a public health problem

When Eric Lander resigned as the White House’s top science adviser on Monday, he wrote to President Biden that he was “devastated” to realize how much his bullying behavior hurt his colleagues. News of a bully resigning is a rare outcome in the U.S., where workplace bullying is not illegal. Even so, the recovery has just begun for traumatized staffers.
The fallout is just one snapshot of a national problem. Read the rest…