ISSUED DAILY SINCE NOBODY ASKED
DAILY DEMOTIVATION
A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.
Clear-coding means stating your intentions up front.
Hers was "I have a hard stop at 8:15". Yours was hoping she'd forget. She set an alarm.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Micro-dating is a thirty-minute coffee to see if there's a spark. There wasn't. She…
- He vanished for five months, then texted "haha so true" like he'd just popped…
- The in-office lunch is optional. The man with the clipboard and no sandwich is…
- Your boss hasn't taken a sick day in ten years. He has, however, given…
- Someone laminated an "Acceptable Behaviour" poster for the office kitchen. It will still be…
- Core collaboration days started as Tuesday. They now include Wednesday, Thursday, a Friday that's…
- The return to office is completely optional. So was the badge-swipe leaderboard, and yet…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 444
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