THE BACKCHANNEL
There’s the story you heard. And then there’s the one you didn’t.
Backchannel episodes are reflective, confessional, and occasionally regretful, told by the manager, the peer, or the system itself. Because “we meant well” isn’t an excuse. It’s a pattern.
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What happens when a manager misreads perfectionism as passion, missing the signs of a mental health crisis? Companion to “Brightest Flame.”