Author: Leo

  • Jury Deliberation and Social Dynamics

    Jury deliberations split into two camps—pro-plaintiff and pro-defendant—while a shifting group of undecided jurors kept us deadlocked. The pro-plaintiff side argued their case, but the pro-defendant group largely refused to explain their stance beyond insisting the defendant did nothing wrong. In the end, we reached a compromise: a small financial award, not as compensation, but… — read more

  • Jury Duty and Workplace Dysfunction

    I was sure my union background would get me dismissed from jury duty, but I made it onto the jury anyway. The case? A workplace termination that exposed how HR often takes the fall for executive mismanagement. Neither side presented a strong case, and the real issue was clear: had leadership acted decisively, there wouldn’t… — read more

  • Don’t Trust the D— in DOGE

    Absurdist TV once seemed far-fetched—until Trump and Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) started firing federal workers without authority. Much like the Don’t Trust the B–– in Apartment 23 episode where a random woman takes over People magazine, Musk plays the boss while the government plays along. Justice is slow, and institutions may correct themselves—but… — read more