E10: Seeing the Light (It's A Gas), E2: Sacrè Bleu

Welcome to the most passive-aggressive mediation session ever recorded. In this episode, our host is told something “isn’t a big deal”—which, of course, is how every nuclear meltdown begins. What follows is a winding takedown of corporate gaslighting, middle management pageantry, genderless performance reviews, and the exquisite humiliation of being talked around while someone stares at the floor and someone else metaphorically turns into a tropical fruit salad.Featuring:The debut of Banana Vanilla Pistachio Middle Manager™A masterclass in implied blameThe mysterious, recurring issue with “the thing” no one will define34 mentions of “not a big deal” (each more suspicious than the last)And an email in Drafts, weaponized and waiting to be sentThis episode is for anyone who’s ever had their sanity casually undermined by someone who smiles reflexively and says “we’re just trying to move forward” while quietly rearranging the knives on the table.Let’s all agree: the next time someone says it’s not a big deal… we call HR first.