Magazine Editor Accused of Bullying Colleague Into Suicide

[AFoolandHisMonkey]

Sounds like this guy was already clinically depressed. But, having worked in abusive office environments before, I can see how this made things worse.

http://www.thewrap.com/media/column-...-suicide-20318

http://www.readthehook.com/blog/inde...vin-morrissey/

"...That Friday, July 30, the managing editor of the Virginia Quarterly Review, 52-year-old Kevin Morrissey, took his own life. Since then, UVA has shrouded VQR behind a wall of silence, changing the office locks, launching an audit, and even routing all incoming telephone calls to the Universityâ??s public relations office.

A Hook investigation reveals that behind the staid, Thomas Jefferson-designed exterior of VQRâ??s headquarters swirl allegations of financial recklessness, conflicts of interest, and a bizarre pattern of management-by-email that drove a staffer to quit. Some say there was also a pattern of bullying that may have pushed a fragile man into tragic oblivion..."

[racingfan]

Wow, fascinating story. I'm interested to read up on this one more.