There are movies you watch as a kid and think, “Cool.” And then there are movies you revisit as an adult and think, “…wait a minute, is this a cautionary tale about my job?” Enter RoboCop. At first glance, it’s peak 80s dystopian sci-fi. It’s a crime-ridden Detroit, […]
I was minding my business. Thriving, even. Or at the very least, moderately hydrated and answering emails with appropriate punctuation. And then LinkedIn, ever the unexpected philosopher, offered me this gem. “Appreciate those who gossip about you. It’s not easy for someone to set aside their own problems […]
I recently came across a proverb that felt less like gentle wisdom and more like a personal boundary with excellent branding: “The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it.” Excuse me while I embroider this onto everything I own. My whiteboard.My […]
There are moments in life when society’s rules feel less like guidance and more like suggestions written by someone who has never truly been hungry. Which brings me to a gem from The Onion. A man, bold and unburdened, who reportedly said “duck it” and ate lunch at […]
For the past three weeks, I have been slowly, methodically erased. Not existentially (though give it time), but technologically. First, my laptop camera at home blinked out. No warning. No flicker of rebellion. Just gone. A quiet resignation from the land of Zoom squares and forced eye contact. […]
There was a time not that long ago when I considered myself a stealth operator in the wild terrain of office hallways. Baseball cap pulled low, eyes fixed forward, stride purposeful. If there were an Olympic sport for avoiding small talk, I would have been on the podium, […]
So imagine my surprise and borderline suspicion when an old blog post of mine about exit interviews and the general futility of “constructive feedback” suddenly starts trending like it just dropped yesterday with a Beyoncé album. Exit interviews.Of all things. Not love. Not purpose. Not “how to find […]
Somewhere between loyalty and footwear confusion lies the modern workplace dilemma. What do you do when your boss makes an odd request or gives you a truly questionable gift? Enter Marco Rubio, recently spotted in what appeared to be shoes auditioning for a different foot. Not just slightly […]
People love to talk about luck as if it’s a rogue wave. A meteor. A scratch-off ticket blessed by the gods of convenience stores. You either have it or you don’t. Elaine Benes has it. George Costanza absolutely does not. And Jerry? Jerry is even Steven. Which honestly […]
What do you complain about the most? I once had a colleague lovingly tease me about how I constantly complain about being sleepy. Not in a mean way. In a we’ve-noticed-a-pattern way. Apparently, phrases like: “I’m tired.”“I’m sleepy.”“I need to wake up.”“I need a Red Bull.” Exit my […]
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