Ocean digs into Starstruxxxx's story: a new colleague brings an elaborate coffee setup and keeps pressuring her to be the unpaid office barista despite her refusals.

The episode explores gender microaggressions, power dynamics, bystander roles, and the added risk of being on probation, and offers practical advice: set clear boundaries, document incidents, recruit allies, propose fair solutions like a rotation, and escalate to HR if the behavior continues.

Ocean digs into a recent graduate's four-month job hunt that has left them bitter, anxious, and feeling robbed of their future, weaving listener comments and mental-health concerns into the conversation.

PCE WINS provides labor-market data and balanced analysis on unemployment trends, education value, and skills-based strategies, while the show’s Demons and Witches segment uses metaphors to name feelings like betrayal, comparison, and resentment.

Practical takeaways include building routines, diversifying skills and income paths, seeking small daily wins, and reframing bitterness as fuel for resilience—offering listeners compassion and concrete next steps to move forward.

Host Ocean examines a listener’s disappointment after their five-year anniversary went unnoticed, using workplace anecdotes, listener comments, and a PCE WINS analysis to explore how capitalism reduces value to labor-for-wages. Through stories like the “just over broke” remark and metaphors of demons and witches, the episode discusses recognition, loyalty, and the healthier choice to seek validation outside work while highlighting moments when true workplace bonds still form.