Your Home Office Is Just Corporate Squatting
By Ken Hollow, unwilling landlord to capitalism Remember when remote work was supposed to be freedom? No more commutes, no more office politics, just pajamas…
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Burnout Diaries
Behind the scenes of managing a mythical influencer without magical insurance. Read at your own risk. May contain keyboard smashing, existential dread, and unsolicited venting.
Burnout Diaries
Burnout Diaries
Performance Reviews Are Just Creative Writing Exercises
By Ken Hollow, reluctant novelist of corporate fiction Performance reviews are supposed to measure your work. In reality, they’re creative writing assignments where everyone pretends.…
Burnout Diaries
Brainstorming 2.0: Now With AI
By Ken Hollow, unwilling facilitator of algorithmic nonsense Brainstorming was already group procrastination with sticky notes. But now, thanks to AI, we’ve leveled up to…
Burnout Diaries
Quarterly Reports Are Just Corporate Fanfiction
By Ken Hollow, reluctant reader of financial fantasies Quarterly reports are corporate fanfiction. That’s it. That’s the whole piece. Every three months, companies release a…
Burnout Diaries
Brainstorming Is Just Group Procrastination
By Ken Hollow, unwilling participant in sticky-note theater Brainstorming is the corporate equivalent of a séance: a bunch of people gather in a room, chant…
Burnout Diaries
KPIs Are Just Tarot Cards for Managers
By Ken Hollow, reluctant fortune teller of corporate nonsense Let’s be honest: Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are just tarot cards with pie charts. Managers shuffle…
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Software’s Death by AI Is Greatly Exaggerated
Another day, another round of “AI is here to kill everything you know and love.” Except, apparently, it’s not. According to The Wall Street Journal,…
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Why Every Press Release Reads Like Mad Libs
By Ken Hollow, unwilling PR casualty and buzzword hostage Press releases are the cockroaches of corporate communication. Eternal, indestructible, and impossible to kill. Every company…
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Low-Hanging Fruit, My Ass
By Ken Hollow, unwilling gardener of corporate metaphors If one more brand manager tells me to “pick the low-hanging fruit,” I’m going to climb the…
Burnout Diaries
Are We Entering AI Bubble Territory? Sam Altman Thinks So
By Ken Hollow, reluctant tech correspondent with a migraine It finally happened: someone in Silicon Valley said the quiet part out loud. OpenAI CEO Sam…