On today’s episode of The Rated R Safety Show, Jay dives into the strange comfort we find in declaring, “the system is broken.” From safety programs to leadership processes, we love to believe that failure means something snapped — but what if it didn’t? What if the system is doing exactly what it was built to do?

Jay explores how organizations create structures that reward compliance over awareness, perfection over flexibility, and how those same systems eventually reveal their flaws through the people working inside them. It’s not about blaming the system or the worker — it’s about understanding that brittleness is a design choice, not an accident.

Along the way, Jay reflects on why “zero” thinking kills learning, how policies meant to protect can quietly become barriers to adaptation, and why resilience is less about control and more about curiosity.

Plus, you’ll get your daily rundown of safety news, headlines, and everything happening in the world of work — the weird, the wild, and the stuff nobody else wants to talk about.

If you’ve ever wondered whether your organization is truly “broken,” or just built on an illusion of perfection, this is the episode you don’t want to miss.

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