Snakes In Suits: When Psychopaths Go To Work ✨

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.

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. Snakes in Suits: When Psychopaths Go to Work

Julian didn't fire her. That would be too loud. Instead, he: Julian arrived at Sterling & Croft during a merger

He moved her desk to a separate floor under the guise of a "special project." He didn't climb the ladder; he dismantled it behind him

He "forgot" to include her on critical email chains.

Six months later, the company’s turnover rate hit 40%. The culture was toxic, fueled by paranoia and fear. But the quarterly profits were up due to Julian’s ruthless cost-cutting.

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.