TodayGot a calendar invite from HR titled "Informal Chat" with no description and no agenda

Worst partIt's tomorrow at 9am and I haven't slept since.

TodaySat through a 90 minute all-hands meeting that could have been a single paragraph email

Worst partThe last slide was titled "Let's keep the energy up" and had a stock photo of people high-fiving.

TodayMy manager sent a 6am email titled "Quick Question" and it was 47 lines long with a spreadsheet attached

Worst partThe subject line said urgent. It was about the font in the slide deck.

TodayMy company introduced a mandatory wellness app we have to log into every morning to confirm we are feeling good

Worst partYou get a warning if you report feeling stressed too many times.

TodayGot passed over for a promotion that went to someone I trained from scratch six months ago

Worst partMy boss said I should see it as a mentorship success story.

TodayMy boss introduced a new rule where we have to write a summary of what we accomplished each Friday

Worst partI've done the same three tasks for four months. Every week is a creative writing exercise.

TodayMy coworker microwaves fish every single Friday at exactly 12pm like it is a religious ceremony

Worst partHe once told me he finds it relaxing.

TodayApplied for an internal role, had three rounds of interviews, prepared for two weeks, gave the best presentation of my career

Worst partThey hired externally. The new guy starts Monday. I will be training him.

TodayMade plans with a friend two weeks in advance. Confirmed the day before. Got a message an hour before saying she forgot.

Worst partShe posted on Instagram thirty minutes later from a different plan she made instead.

TodayAsked for a raise. My manager said the company values my contribution enormously and wants to invest in my future here.

Worst partNo raise. Just a mug with the company logo on it.