EPISODE · May 19, 2026 · 54 MIN
[Bonus] Ops-285: Track 4 | Digital Puppet
from The Angry Ops Guy Podcast · host Mike Gualtieri
This bonus episode gets uncomfortably honest pretty fast. Producer Emily Lundy joins Ops Mike to break down Digital Puppet, the OPS-285 track about burnout, staffing chaos, digital overload, and realizing your nervous system has been running on pure cortisol since Q2. They unpack the real stories behind the lyrics, the pressure of agency ops life, and what happens when “I’ll just push through it” quietly turns into survival mode.There’s therapy talk, resignation trauma, browser-tab rage, emotional support gym sessions, and Mike openly admitting he cried in a parking lot before a dentist appointment. Massive moment for the Angry Ops Guy brand.Full song track at the end. Congratulations, you broke this Ops guy.
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This bonus episode gets uncomfortably honest pretty fast. Producer Emily Lundy joins Ops Mike to break down Digital Puppet, the OPS-285 track about burnout, staffing chaos, digital overload, and realizing your nervous system has been running on pure cortisol since Q2. They unpack the real stories behind the lyrics, the pressure of agency ops life, and what happens when “I’ll just push through it” quietly turns into survival mode.There’s therapy talk, resignation trauma, browser-tab rage, emotional support gym sessions, and Mike openly admitting he cried in a parking lot before a dentist appointment. Massive moment for the Angry Ops Guy brand.Full song track at the end. Congratulations, you broke this Ops guy.
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[Bonus] Ops-285: Track 4 | Digital Puppet
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