Two men at work were circling around me—my boss and a designer on my team. It was subtle until one message changed everything. A Slack DM meant for me was posted in the public channel, exposing jealousy, blurred boundaries, and rumors I never asked for.<br /><br />Suddenly HR was involved. Coworkers whispered. A rooftop photo resurfaced. And I became the center of a love triangle I didn’t even know I was in.<br />This is a story about toxic workplace culture, power imbalance, and how quickly your reputation can break in corporate America.<br />
