ISSUED DAILY SINCE NOBODY ASKED
DAILY DEMOTIVATION
A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.
Every Monday you swear this week will be different.
You've sworn it nine hundred times. The week stopped listening.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You're "so random". You've told the same "so random" story at every party since…
- You are a valued member of the team. So was the last person in…
- The return to office is completely optional. So was the badge-swipe leaderboard, and yet…
- Lessons will be learned. By whom, and when, will also be learned. Eventually. Possibly.
- Your chatbot calls every one of your ideas "a really insightful question". Zack has…
- Your complaint has been escalated. It is now ignored by someone more senior.
- You've "been meaning to" for three years. The thing you meant to do has…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 446
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