We Are Not a Family, Gary: The Lie Every Company Tells
Your CEO says the company is a family. Families don't usually make you redundant via a 9am calendar invite titled 'Update'. Gary does.
MAKE THIS WORSE →The world's least qualified life coach. (allegedly)
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Your CEO says the company is a family. Families don't usually make you redundant via a 9am calendar invite titled 'Update'. Gary does.
MAKE THIS WORSE →The purposeful walk. The spreadsheet wall. The 11:47pm email. Eight techniques for appearing indispensable to a company that will replace you anyway.
MAKE THIS WORSE →It turns up every seven days, uninvited, smelling of alarm clocks. You have roughly 2,000 left. We answered the questions. You won't like them.
MAKE THIS WORSE →"Circle back." "Quick sync." "Bandwidth." Office jargon translated into what they actually mean, which is usually that you're replaceable.
MAKE THIS WORSE →You dream in spreadsheets. You say 'per my last email' to your partner. Your houseplant knows your Teams status. The erosion is on schedule.
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