Chapter 16

Maya’s anonymous email became part of training.
With her permission.
Redacted.
Protected.
But real.
We taught managers what retaliation looked like.
We taught employees how to document safely.
We taught HR that neutrality in the face of power imbalance is not neutral.
It protects power.
Jordan joined the bystander training team.
He told new hires, “Laughing along can become part of the harm.”
That sentence made rooms uncomfortable.
May you like
Good.
Comfort had protected Victor too long.