ISSUED DAILY SINCE NOBODY ASKED
DAILY DEMOTIVATION
A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.
The in-office lunch is optional.
The man with the clipboard and no sandwich is writing down who didn't come. Then who did, but looked replaceable.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Your back now goes out when you sneeze. It goes out more than you…
- Your complaint has been escalated. It is now ignored by someone more senior.
- The update is 200GB. Your free afternoon was smaller.
- Love is patient. Your partner is not, and has started a note on their…
- Your fitness app's AI coach called a four-minute walk "incredible progress". It said the…
- "Let's take this offline" means "let's never speak of this again." That's also the…
- Your therapist said set boundaries. You set one. Then texted them at 2 a.m.…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 445
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