The Endangered Mean Boss and the Rise of 'Cancellation'

The traditional mean boss who fires employees for incompetence or insubordination is becoming rare, replaced by consultants or HR handling terminations. In elite institutions, transgressions are met with compliance training or reassignment. Bosses are now the ones being fired and it's referred to as 'cancellation'. A brewing scandal involving the president of Harvard and a candlelight vigil protesting the president's policy on the war in Gaza have further fueled the discussion about the shifting dynamics of power and consequences.