In Episode 4 of They Tried It, host Lindiwe Davis (aka The Couch Coach) sits down with Shakira Polite to talk workplace sabotage, hostile coworkers, and what it takes to protect your dignity and your career in high-pressure team environments.

The heart of this episode centers on a difficult experience inside a professional program designed to create access to advertising for nontraditional talent. Shakira describes navigating escalating conflict with a teammate, moving from adjusting, to observing patterns, to enduring disruption, until the situation crossed into open hostility and project sabotage. She and Lin discuss the emotional toll of being publicly disrespected, the painful silence of bystanders, and the moment you decide:  ...