REAL INTERNET CHINESE
workplace pickup artistry
a boss using manipulation, belittling and guilt to control employees
- Who can you say it to?
- Safe with anyone Fine at work, fine with your partner's parents.
- Out loud, or only typed?
- Say it or type it Works out loud and in chat.
- Is it still used?
- Settled in Past the fad stage, part of everyday speech.
When to say it
Say it when a manager keeps telling staff they are worthless and lucky to have this job, or dangles promotions that never come. Serious and indignant, for calling out abuse, not ordinary strictness.
Hear it in the wild
Lǎobǎn tiāntiān dǎyā wǒ, zhè shì zhíchǎng PUA.
My boss tears me down daily, this is workplace manipulation.
Tā shòubuliǎo zhíchǎng PUA, cízhí le.
She couldn't take the toxic manipulation anymore and quit.
Quick answers
What does 职场PUA mean?
a boss using manipulation, belittling and guilt to control employees
When do people say 职场PUA?
Say it when a manager keeps telling staff they are worthless and lucky to have this job, or dangles promotions that never come. Serious and indignant, for calling out abuse, not ordinary strictness.
When should you not say 职场PUA?
It is an accusation of psychological abuse. Tossing it at every tough boss dilutes it, and saying it to your boss's face is close to declaring war.
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