ISSUED DAILY SINCE NOBODY ASKED
DAILY DEMOTIVATION
A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.
You asked the chatbot if you were a good parent. It said "absolutely" before you'd finished typing.
The children have requested a second opinion. They'll be getting it in 2041, at their own expense.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You're not a CEO. You're one person with a logo, a free email account…
- It's not a career ladder. It's a hamster wheel. The hamster has a LinkedIn…
- You said "it's giving" about your own life. It's giving overdraft. It's giving rent…
- Your chatbot calls every one of your ideas "a really insightful question". Zack has…
- Sleep when the baby sleeps. Also pay the mortgage when the baby pays the…
- Synergy is two departments confused about the same thing at once. They'll merge. You'll…
- Your job title will outlive you. It's already been posted on LinkedIn, with a…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 446
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