Season 3, Episode 5 explores the death of 20-year-old Amazon worker Caes Grusbeck, examining how low regulatory penalties, production pressure, and unsafe workplace design contributed to a preventable fatality.

Ocean combines factual reporting, legal context about Indiana's OSHA penalty caps, HR analysis, and symbolic 'demons and witches' archetypes to unpack systemic failures and offer practical safety takeaways.

The episode urges accountability, stronger engineering controls, and a culture where workers can speak up without fear, while offering listeners resources and guidance for staying safe at work.

Hey, Keepers. This week has been pretty hectic, so I'm going to take a day off, and I will catch up with you next week.

Take care. Thanks.

In this episode of Working with Demons and Witches, Ocean responds to a listener facing threats from a boss who insists a younger worker familiar with AI will replace them. The episode explores the limits of AI as a tool, the legal and cultural risks of managers blaming employees for AI errors, and practical steps employers should take—training, clear expectations, and compassionate leadership. Listeners get a mix of legal analysis, metaphors about workplace demons and witches, a pop quiz on compliance, and survival tips for navigating AI-related job anxiety.