1 Introduction Wu is a 26-year-old lawyer with a master's degree from a prestigious Shanghai law school. Driven by her passion for criminal law, she joined the team of a 68-year-old senior partner at a major Shanghai firm. From the start, something felt wrong. During her job interview, the partner claimed he had fired all his previous assistants for being “too troublesome,” leaving only one. Wu later learned from that remaining associate that the other four had resigned voluntarily.
