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supervisor-cit-dynamics
The chapter highlights the power dynamics and emotional dependencies between supervisors like Yanni and their CIT charges, emphasizing trust, authority, and potential abuse.
1 chapter across 1 book
Cyteen (1988)C.J. Cherryh
Chapter 65
Grant confronts Yanni Schwartz about the treatment and future of Justin Warrick, a CIT struggling under Yanni's demanding supervision. Grant advocates for Justin's unique talents and emotional depth in design work, urging Yanni to lighten the workload and support Justin's unconventional approach, despite Yanni's skepticism and concerns about psychological risks. The chapter explores the tension between rigid institutional expectations and the need to nurture individual creativity and emotional complexity in synthetic psychsets.