Everything is Astroturfed

Let’s face it: we live in an era where destruction is the new construction. Everything that’s built – from our political systems to our smartphones – seems designed to break down, morally or mechanically. Why? Because those who control the levers of power are about as capable as a screen door on a submarine. They…

Unlimited Leave Is Not Enough

You ever hear of this new, fancy term called “unlimited leave”? Yeah, it’s been floating around the corporate lingo like a bad smell in an elevator. When I first heard it, I thought, “Wow, these companies are finally getting generous!” Then, I scratched the surface. And let me tell you, if “unlimited leave” was a…

Maximizing Employment Benefits

I’ve been thinking about jobs a lot lately, and the absurdity of the whole charade. We live in a society where work is painted as this noble, honorable thing. But in reality, for most of us, it’s just selling chunks of our life for a paycheck. So if we’re going to trade our precious time…

Feigning Incompetence

There’s this general belief that our beloved leaders, these so-called geniuses running the show, they’re just bumbling idiots who couldn’t run a lemonade stand, much less a country. Oh, they’ve got degrees from Harvard, Yale, Oxford, and all the rest. Advanced degrees! Yet, the minute they step foot in the capitol, suddenly they’re as confused…

Digital Gulags

We find ourselves now in a strange world where our hard-earned money is subject to the whims of an increasingly nosy and selective bank. I mean, it’s all starting to look like a Monty Python sketch, isn’t it? There was a time, you see, when a bank was a bank. You’d put your money in,…

Personal Space

The cubicle: a tiny, confined space they generously provide as your “personal” domain. But don’t be fooled – this is no private sanctuary. No, it’s more like a gladiatorial arena, where you’re pitted against your coworkers in an epic struggle for territory and sanity. And what’s your weapon of choice in this battle? Why, your…

Disability is Our Strength

You have to empathize with the pressure companies are under to achieve quotas for every demographic. In this thrilling roller coaster of deceit and manipulation, companies are trying their darndest to fill a magical 8% quota of disabled employees. You know when companies start turning the workforce into a game of Bingo there’s going to…

Clocking In

Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the greatest farce in the working world – the sacred act of clocking in on time. Ah yes, our corporate masters really do have a flair for the dramatic, don’t they? For some inexplicable reason, we’re expected to be as punctual as Swiss train conductors even when we’re just about…

DEI has added Letters

DEI is now DEIAJB. This ain’t a game of checkers we’re playing here, no siree. This is chess, folks, and let me tell ya, the pawns are getting restless. You see, it starts off simple enough. A group of folks get together with a common goal. “Save the whales!” they shout, or “Free the toe…

Job Time

In the miraculous year of 2023 it is genuinely stupefying that we still tie ourselves to the idea of a fixed “work day”. Yes, you heard me right – those mind-numbing nine-to-five office jobs where “being on time” is considered a pillar of character. But folks, I must tell you, I’ve been pondering this, and…

Jobs are Inconsequential

Let’s talk about the dirty little secret no one wants to admit: your job probably doesn’t matter. That’s right, in the grand cosmic dance of existence, most of us are just tiny cogs in a much larger machine, spinning away with no real impact on the universe as a whole. It’s a humbling realization, sure,…

Democracy Fragility

Democracy is a porcelain doll so delicate and breakable that even a whisper of criticism sends it into a frenzy of self-defense and denial. You see, democracy is a system that can’t handle the truth. It would rather hide behind its facade than confront its flaws. Instead of addressing real issues, democracy doubles down to…