“…Yet, the resources invested by the Brazilian government in science and technology have been known worldwide as an issue for years, as they have, conversely, decreased ( Meis et al, 2003 ; Web of Science Group, 2019 ). These data are important, because besides being part of the non-WEIRD countries, where studies on people management practices are rare ( Bonache et al, 2012 ), the expressive academic production that the country presents at a global level ( CGEE, 2021 ) and the scarcity of resources directed to Brazilian public universities ( Meis et al, 2003 ) that reflects in the working conditions made available ( Souza et al, 2020 ) and in the mental health of Brazilian academics ( Cassandre, 2011 ; Carlotto and Câmara, 2017 ; Kanan et al, 2018 ), add up as factors of relevance for the exploration of the theme through this study. This contraposition intensifies the margins for competitiveness in universities, due to the scarcity of resources and the precarious conditions that make it difficult for academics to work ( Souza et al, 2020 ) and make them must work increasingly hard to survive professionally.…”