What they regard as their best kept secrets are widely known in many circles on and off campus

One ‘best kept’ compelled me to contact the New York Times Workologist when it was publishing back in the day. Below, a chronology of sorts.

“Smiling faces sometimes pretend to be your friend
Smiling faces show no traces of the evil that lurks within (can you dig it?)
Smiling faces, smiling faces tell lies and I got proof, oh, yeah” — The Undisputed Truth lyrics

Corner of 68th Street and Lexington Avenue, main campus of Hunter College/CUNY: Being Interviewed about workplace and academic bullying. [Near end of this column is update on NYS Healthy Workplace Bill S2261 to make workplace and academic bullying a crime!]

I’m working on this narrative piece whose facts are corroboated and supported by a trail of evidenced, verified, factual accounts about matters and incidents revealing writhing content of potentially scandalous portent.

Back in the day — way back in the day — I was in touch with the New York Times Workologist about racism and bullying on the Hunter College campus after stumbing upon its column. The Workologist was a whimsically sophisticated Sunday business column with “friendly advice on any workplace conundrum, large or small.”

“The Workologist offers readers watercooler therapy and advice addressing workplace dilemmas large and small, serious and light-hearted, every other week in The New York Times Sunday Business section. Send your questions to Workologist@NYTimes.com — or tell a colleague (or boss)!”

Sample topics: “What to do About an Overy Critical Boss Clients Complain About,” “Should You Tell…