Snakes In Suits: When Psychopaths Go To Work -

He whispered to the board that Sarah was "struggling with the pressure" and "taking personal time."

The corner office on the 42nd floor didn’t smell like success; it smelled like expensive sandalwood and ozone. Julian Vane sat behind a desk carved from a single slab of obsidian, his hands folded with a stillness that felt predatory. Snakes in Suits: When Psychopaths Go to Work

But to his subordinates, he was a ghost in the machine. He used a technique called "gaslighting by proxy." He would give conflicting instructions to two rising stars, then sit back and watch them destroy each other’s reputations in a desperate bid to please him. He whispered to the board that Sarah was

Julian didn't fire her. That would be too loud. Instead, he: He used a technique called "gaslighting by proxy

By the time Sarah realized she was being hunted, the board had already signed her severance package. Julian took her office by noon. The Aftermath

Julian arrived at Sterling & Croft during a merger. While the rest of the executive team was drowning in spreadsheets, Julian was studying the people. He identified the "Empaths"—the hard workers who craved validation—and the "Pawn"—the ambitious but insecure middle managers. He didn't climb the ladder; he dismantled it behind him.