What's a toxic environment for a PhD student?

Read it on Medium (preferred).

Prospective PhD students might not fully grasp the importance of selecting the right host lab and could find themselves in the wrong lab or institutional setting. Being aware of potential red flags is crucial. Here are some issues I’ve witnessed over the years.

• Hyper-competitive environment 
• Sink or swim supervision
• Lack of transparency
• Lack of work-life balance
• PI rewards “Deliveroo” students
• Publication expectations
• Questionable authorship decisions
• Reluctance to preprint
• OPS (Obsessive Publishing Syndrome)
• PI’s indifference to your career
• History of questionable integrity