Tag: fiction
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The KPI Clown: When Numbers Replace Common Sense
Every toxic company has one. The manager who cannot see past the numbers. The boss who thinks performance is not about actual results, but about how well you can contort your work into a dashboard. Meet the KPI Clown. On paper, key performance indicators sound useful. A way to measure progress. A way to track…
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The Meeting Magician: A Corporate Time Thief
Every toxic workplace has one: the Meeting Magician. They don’t write code. They don’t fix bugs. They don’t ship features. But when it comes to meetings? They’re Houdini with a calendar invite. You know the type. The calendar warrior who somehow manages to attend every single call without ever being useful on any of them.…
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The Corporate Ghosting Epidemic: When Companies Go Silent After Squeezing You Dry
You know the feeling. You’ve just wrapped up a massive project, hit every ridiculous deadline they threw at you, worked late, sacrificed weekends, and maybe even bailed your manager out of yet another crisis. You sit back for a moment thinking, “Maybe now I’ll get some recognition.” But instead of a thank-you, you get… silence.…
The Toxic Boss 