ISSUED DAILY SINCE NOBODY ASKED
DAILY DEMOTIVATION
A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.
You negotiated your broadband bill down by $3 a month.
The call took 94 minutes. You break even in 2031. They put it back up in 2027.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Loud budgeting is telling everyone you can't afford brunch. Quiet budgeting is going anyway,…
- You bought 41 games in the Steam sale. You will play two. The other…
- The customer is always right. The customer is also on hold, forever, which is…
- Your squad misses you, says the notification. Your squad is four strangers and a…
- It's not a career ladder. It's a hamster wheel. The hamster has a LinkedIn…
- You have a "5-year plan". It's a Pinterest board. It's mostly kitchens.
- The in-office lunch is optional. The man with the clipboard and no sandwich is…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 446
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