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Never had a boss you did not completely trust? NEVER? I'd say you're beyond pretty lucky and into extraordinarily fortunate, and congratulations to you. I've only had two bosses I completely trusted, and one of them is myself. And now that I think of it, I don't even completely trust myself.

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Even if you do "trust" your boss, I still feel like there's a carefully curated image of yourself you want them to see.

It's a pretty basic strategy - if everyone else is fluffing up their reports, you sure don't want to be the one who isn't.

Never. I've only had a couple of bosses, and one (or two, if you count a research advisor) was in academia.

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