Warning: This article contains spoilers forIndustry, season 2, episode 7.
Industryis highlighting the harsh realities of abuse in the workplace.
Venetia’s coming forward exposes just how deep the problems at Pierpoint run.

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“That level of clarity in wrongdoing hasn’t really been something that they’ve had to breach before.
The episode makes the point that the institution is often valued over the individual.
No one actually asked how it affected Venetia as a person,” co-creator Mickey Down explains.

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Down and co-creator Konrad Kay warn that she’s not doing well.
Lewis went to great lengths to understand Venetia’s story.
“Unfortunately, there is just a wealth of accounts and research out there about experiencing something like this.
There is almost too much to read,” the actress says.
Venetia has always bucked expectations when it comes to “the old guard.”
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