{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Off the VPN","title":"Espionage was not in the job description","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2260,"description":"Lily’s onboarding plan? Hit the ground running. Bart’s plan? Monitor her calendar like it’s a live-action thriller. From week one, it’s all tension, mixed signals, and a staff engineer just trying to do her job.\nThis episode follows the slow-motion implosion of a tech team where one EM’s insecurities create a ripple effect of firings, confusion, and eventually, some pretty unconventional tactics from leadership. There’s a spy, some corporate melodrama, and a reminder that being good at your job can really tick off the wrong people.\nGot a question you’d like answered on the show? Drop us a line at jellyfish.co/offthevpn. And don’t worry! We promise to keep it Off the VPN.\nHighlights:Spy Games: When leadership plants someone on your team just to confirm your EM is the problemCalendar Chaos: Lily tries to onboard, Bart tries to control every meeting she hasSkip-Level SOS: Why going around your manager might’ve saved this entire mess earlierJump into the conversation:\n(00:00) Intro\n(00:13) Bruises, burnout, and beach dreams\n(01:46) Lil Instinct lands the job, kinda\n(03:11) Bart shows up weird from day one\n(04:53) Trusting your gut when it’s sus\n(07:11) New gig, same mess, calendar police\n(09:30) Bart micromanages like it’s his hobby\n(13:52) Being helpful somehow makes it worse\n(18:52) Should’ve gone skip-level yesterday\n(26:36) Surprise! The new guy was a spy\n(29:45) Bart’s gone and finally, peace returns\n(34:38) Tech trauma is real, but so is recovery","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/_M8G5Kfo4qzREW22Xv30UbWbiCpyFo5l921djuz9Ldk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9jYmQz/M2Q4OWE3MDcxNmM1/OTIzNjU1ODA4OWI3/NjgwZC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}