The Blame Cascade

The manager who takes credit for the wins and reassigns ownership of the losses. The HR department that protects the institution instead of the people inside it. The supervisor who fires the employee rather than face the conversation with their own leadership.

This is the exile fear running in a corporate costume — if I am associated with this failure I will be cast out — and it produces a culture where the truth never travels upward and the wrong people always pay the price.

Recognized by the organization where bad news disappears between floors. Recognized by the exit interview that HR files without reading. Recognized by the good employee who leaves quietly rather than fight a system designed to protect itself.