Yes, I became the unofficial HR rep at my toxic job. No, I wasn’t qualified. And yes, I still got blamed for Gary crying in the breakroom. Welcome to the hellscape of toxic workplace HR expectations, where the only thing more exhausting than your job is pretending you’re not already doing five others.

I didn’t mean to become the office villain. But when the revolution is televised in HD, sometimes the traitor is just the guy who refuses to mute.