Rachel makes an allyship blunder, tries to own it, and gets the axe. It’s an excruciating mess — in no small part because Rachel gets canned right after taking medical leave. Does the organization fix the systemic problems Rachel calls out as part of this mess? Not exactly a spoiler: They do not.
Leigh totally reads the room and it is … not a good read.
Annemarie closes her laptop and never looks back.
Pam gets the axe from a series of creative roles — and it’s not because she’s bad at her job.
Someone was going to take the fall — and that someone was Anu.

Could tech workers benefit from thinking more like shop floor workers? Probably. Let’s get that jumpsuit mindset going.

Dee burns herself out and is reward with the opportunity to keep doing just that.
Shelley McIntyre helps us grapple with reinventing ourselves after we get canned. How do we redefine the experience of getting fired and what to we do next? Find more about Shelley at Burn the Map.
Corey discovers the math just isn’t mathing.
Kash Patel, AI mediocrity, the guy who voices Goofy, and multiple eff bombs. It’s a wrap.