This was a great read—both darkly funny and also oddly liberating. It captures exactly how corporate life can quietly drain you, and makes the idea of writing your own next chapter feel urgent in the best way.
"death by all talking to yourselves because you all need your role to be so important" vs "success by spending time with buyers and being in market asking challenging questions because you're obsessed with customers problems"
I laughed at the empty Google Doc with perfect attendance - and then felt a little sick because I’ve been in that Zoom. The line about “we acknowledge you exist” as a review rating hit harder than I expected. There’s something disorienting about realizing the meetings were the company all along. I’m still untangling what parts of that machine I internalized.
For some odd reason, the article feels like hope. Hope that I can build the company of 1, hope that I can make a difference, and hope that I am never a part of this machinery. Thanks John
This was a great read—both darkly funny and also oddly liberating. It captures exactly how corporate life can quietly drain you, and makes the idea of writing your own next chapter feel urgent in the best way.
Appreciate you my friend. Thought this one would hit for you. 🤓🙏🏼
"death by all talking to yourselves because you all need your role to be so important" vs "success by spending time with buyers and being in market asking challenging questions because you're obsessed with customers problems"
This was a fun and great read, John!
Thanks, Elena! Tried to do something a little different and offer a little laughter to the day.
I laughed at the empty Google Doc with perfect attendance - and then felt a little sick because I’ve been in that Zoom. The line about “we acknowledge you exist” as a review rating hit harder than I expected. There’s something disorienting about realizing the meetings were the company all along. I’m still untangling what parts of that machine I internalized.
Appreciate you taking the time to read! 🤓🙏🏼
For some odd reason, the article feels like hope. Hope that I can build the company of 1, hope that I can make a difference, and hope that I am never a part of this machinery. Thanks John
Well written as well
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Great illustration John. You got to the heart of this situation. Article captures the drama today and also the opportunity. Love it
This nails the slow death of corporate life, the bureaucracy swallows energy while pretending to be structure.
It captures how the machinery of corporate life can quietly drain energy and creativity