Work & Jobs Rants

Nothing ruins a productive deep-work morning quite like a surprise 30-minute calendar invite titled 'Quick sync on project alignment' with no agenda. We all jump on, talk about the weather for 7 minutes, repeat what was already written in the ticket, and schedule another follow-up meeting. Stop holding meetings just to prove you're working!

My team is spread across four different time zones. We've hit record productivity metrics for three years straight. Now executive leadership wants us back in the office three days a week so we can sit in open-plan cubicles and join Zoom calls with headphones on while listening to someone chew loudly next to us.