Lmfao this is such a solid burn, which being educational!
Do something extremely petty like destroying an affordable housing program that otherwise has wide public support: Let’s say you have some uncivilized Council colleague like Tammy Morales who has spent two years carefully planning a program that cuts red tape for developers and non-profits who want to work together on building sorely needed affordable housing in Seattle – and it doesn’t even cost the city a dime! But you oppose it. And then for some reason that bitch tells the public you oppose it. Burn that shit and her to the ground. Show Tammy and the rest of your constituents who’s boss. Then maybe next time they’ll be more civil by not telling the public the truth about you.
I’ve used this description to explain to people how I felt going to two jobs in a row where they promised the same thing and pulled it out from under me a few months in. I’m now in third of such role and we’ll see. My trust is pretty thin note these days.