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A friend who runs a 20-person shop in Oakland called me—shaken. A supervisor had dropped a “joke” in Slack. It landed badly. No one complained that day. By Friday, HR

Two years ago, a people ops lead in Long Beach reached out late on a Friday. Her startup had grown to 20 employees, with half working remotely and half in

Two years ago, a people ops lead in Long Beach called on a Friday afternoon. Her startup had grown to 20 employees, with half working remotely and half in the

Three summers ago, a warehouse supervisor in Oakland told me about a team member who started wearing headphones during standup. It was not the noise. It was the nicknames that

Two quarters ago, an HR generalist in San Jose showed me a Slack thread that started as “banter” and slid into sarcasm, name-calling, and public pile-ons. No slurs. No requests

Six weeks into a busy Q4, an operations director in Orange County called in a panic. Her headcount jumped from 18 to 42. Some people were hybrid, a few were

A few months into hybrid life, an HR director noticed a change. A top engineer stopped unmuting on Zoom. His camera stayed off.  When she checked in, he showed a