Mous
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I was told: be a team player, smile through the misery, and success will follow. Sixteen years later… still refreshing LinkedIn.
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Enjoy your time off guilt free 👏🏼
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Hilarious video-but it happened to me word for word.My boss asked the exact same thing.I took my holiday anyway; came back to a “performance review” about defying him and “risking my employment.”Ever had this?What do you think of a manager like that? #CorporateDropoutDiary
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Last HR note before I move to other departments: endless “inspiration” sessions, zero substance. It’s internal PR—social engineering to make the company look like heaven. Reality: you’re on your own. Merit? Mostly politics.
#TheRealityOfHR #CorporateDropoutDiary
#TheRealityOfHR #CorporateDropoutDiary
November 29, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Last HR note before I move to other departments: endless “inspiration” sessions, zero substance. It’s internal PR—social engineering to make the company look like heaven. Reality: you’re on your own. Merit? Mostly politics.
#TheRealityOfHR #CorporateDropoutDiary
#TheRealityOfHR #CorporateDropoutDiary
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Mass layoffs flood the market. Too many pros, too few roles. Economics does the rest: wages sink, leverage shifts, employers bargain-shop talent. Brutal equilibrium.
#CorporateDropoutDiary
#CorporateDropoutDiary
November 28, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Mass layoffs flood the market. Too many pros, too few roles. Economics does the rest: wages sink, leverage shifts, employers bargain-shop talent. Brutal equilibrium.
#CorporateDropoutDiary
#CorporateDropoutDiary
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When AI takes over and Skynet ends humanity, I’m sure we’ll re-emerge into a just, safe world—no poverty, no disease, no hunger, no wars. 🤣🤣🤣
OMG, you believed that? Not the Skynet part—that’s happening—the peace-and-love part. BS.
OMG, you believed that? Not the Skynet part—that’s happening—the peace-and-love part. BS.
November 29, 2025 at 6:09 AM
When AI takes over and Skynet ends humanity, I’m sure we’ll re-emerge into a just, safe world—no poverty, no disease, no hunger, no wars. 🤣🤣🤣
OMG, you believed that? Not the Skynet part—that’s happening—the peace-and-love part. BS.
OMG, you believed that? Not the Skynet part—that’s happening—the peace-and-love part. BS.
When AI takes over and Skynet ends humanity, I’m sure we’ll re-emerge into a just, safe world—no poverty, no disease, no hunger, no wars. 🤣🤣🤣
OMG, you believed that? Not the Skynet part—that’s happening—the peace-and-love part. BS.
OMG, you believed that? Not the Skynet part—that’s happening—the peace-and-love part. BS.
November 29, 2025 at 6:09 AM
When AI takes over and Skynet ends humanity, I’m sure we’ll re-emerge into a just, safe world—no poverty, no disease, no hunger, no wars. 🤣🤣🤣
OMG, you believed that? Not the Skynet part—that’s happening—the peace-and-love part. BS.
OMG, you believed that? Not the Skynet part—that’s happening—the peace-and-love part. BS.
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Mass layoffs flood the market. Too many pros, too few roles. Economics does the rest: wages sink, leverage shifts, employers bargain-shop talent. Brutal equilibrium.
#CorporateDropoutDiary
#CorporateDropoutDiary
November 28, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Mass layoffs flood the market. Too many pros, too few roles. Economics does the rest: wages sink, leverage shifts, employers bargain-shop talent. Brutal equilibrium.
#CorporateDropoutDiary
#CorporateDropoutDiary
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Definitely have to share one of the most iconic Thanksgiving Day reenactments today. Grab those cardigans and highballs and enjoy! 🦃 🍁 🪶🔥🍽️
Addams Family Values: Thanksgiving play (HD CLIP)
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November 27, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Definitely have to share one of the most iconic Thanksgiving Day reenactments today. Grab those cardigans and highballs and enjoy! 🦃 🍁 🪶🔥🍽️
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A note to HR/hiring: mistakes happen, but ghosting is a choice. If it’s a no, say no. If the role changes or dies, say that. Updates > false hope. Today it’s us; tomorrow it could be you. Don’t be ice holes.
#TheRealityOfHR #CorporateDropoutDiary
#TheRealityOfHR #CorporateDropoutDiary
November 28, 2025 at 6:06 AM
A note to HR/hiring: mistakes happen, but ghosting is a choice. If it’s a no, say no. If the role changes or dies, say that. Updates > false hope. Today it’s us; tomorrow it could be you. Don’t be ice holes.
#TheRealityOfHR #CorporateDropoutDiary
#TheRealityOfHR #CorporateDropoutDiary
Ep. 4 — HR & Interviews
I get that interviews take time. The problem is no feedback at all—ghosting. Hiring managers are busy; fine. But HR’s job is talent + hiring. If they can’t even close the loop, what are they for?
#TheRealityOfHR #CorporateDropoutDiary
I get that interviews take time. The problem is no feedback at all—ghosting. Hiring managers are busy; fine. But HR’s job is talent + hiring. If they can’t even close the loop, what are they for?
#TheRealityOfHR #CorporateDropoutDiary
November 28, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Ep. 4 — HR & Interviews
I get that interviews take time. The problem is no feedback at all—ghosting. Hiring managers are busy; fine. But HR’s job is talent + hiring. If they can’t even close the loop, what are they for?
#TheRealityOfHR #CorporateDropoutDiary
I get that interviews take time. The problem is no feedback at all—ghosting. Hiring managers are busy; fine. But HR’s job is talent + hiring. If they can’t even close the loop, what are they for?
#TheRealityOfHR #CorporateDropoutDiary
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Hilarious video-but it happened to me word for word.My boss asked the exact same thing.I took my holiday anyway; came back to a “performance review” about defying him and “risking my employment.”Ever had this?What do you think of a manager like that? #CorporateDropoutDiary
youtu.be/9XEc6St6Szw?...
youtu.be/9XEc6St6Szw?...
Enjoy your time off guilt free 👏🏼
YouTube video by LoeWhaley
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November 26, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Hilarious video-but it happened to me word for word.My boss asked the exact same thing.I took my holiday anyway; came back to a “performance review” about defying him and “risking my employment.”Ever had this?What do you think of a manager like that? #CorporateDropoutDiary
youtu.be/9XEc6St6Szw?...
youtu.be/9XEc6St6Szw?...
Hilarious video-but it happened to me word for word.My boss asked the exact same thing.I took my holiday anyway; came back to a “performance review” about defying him and “risking my employment.”Ever had this?What do you think of a manager like that? #CorporateDropoutDiary
youtu.be/9XEc6St6Szw?...
youtu.be/9XEc6St6Szw?...
Enjoy your time off guilt free 👏🏼
YouTube video by LoeWhaley
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Hilarious video-but it happened to me word for word.My boss asked the exact same thing.I took my holiday anyway; came back to a “performance review” about defying him and “risking my employment.”Ever had this?What do you think of a manager like that? #CorporateDropoutDiary
youtu.be/9XEc6St6Szw?...
youtu.be/9XEc6St6Szw?...
You can craft a flawless CV and still get buried. Why? Economics: too many applicants, too few good jobs. It’s not just ATS or HR. It’s supply vs. demand—at scale. Think AI changes that?
#TheRealityOfHR #CorporateDropoutDiary
#TheRealityOfHR #CorporateDropoutDiary
November 26, 2025 at 9:19 AM
You can craft a flawless CV and still get buried. Why? Economics: too many applicants, too few good jobs. It’s not just ATS or HR. It’s supply vs. demand—at scale. Think AI changes that?
#TheRealityOfHR #CorporateDropoutDiary
#TheRealityOfHR #CorporateDropoutDiary
Ads read my mind but can’t read my résumé. Dear Algorithm: job that fits, good pay, real benefits (incl. dental), and a great boss. If you can push shampoo, push this. 🤞🤞PLZZZ 😆
#CorporateDropoutDiary
#CorporateDropoutDiary
November 25, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Ads read my mind but can’t read my résumé. Dear Algorithm: job that fits, good pay, real benefits (incl. dental), and a great boss. If you can push shampoo, push this. 🤞🤞PLZZZ 😆
#CorporateDropoutDiary
#CorporateDropoutDiary
Ep. 3 - HR + AI
ATS made hiring cold; AI makes it colder. Bias at scale, wrapped in math. Fewer humans, fewer chances. Losing jobs to AI is one fear; not getting hired is the next.
#TheRealityOfHR #CorporateDropoutDiary
ATS made hiring cold; AI makes it colder. Bias at scale, wrapped in math. Fewer humans, fewer chances. Losing jobs to AI is one fear; not getting hired is the next.
#TheRealityOfHR #CorporateDropoutDiary
November 25, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Ep. 3 - HR + AI
ATS made hiring cold; AI makes it colder. Bias at scale, wrapped in math. Fewer humans, fewer chances. Losing jobs to AI is one fear; not getting hired is the next.
#TheRealityOfHR #CorporateDropoutDiary
ATS made hiring cold; AI makes it colder. Bias at scale, wrapped in math. Fewer humans, fewer chances. Losing jobs to AI is one fear; not getting hired is the next.
#TheRealityOfHR #CorporateDropoutDiary
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Let's talk about everyone's favorite corporate ritual: the exit interview. 🙄
You know that moment when HR asks, "Why are you really leaving?" and you're mentally calculating whether honesty is worth the risk? 👇
You know that moment when HR asks, "Why are you really leaving?" and you're mentally calculating whether honesty is worth the risk? 👇
June 13, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Let's talk about everyone's favorite corporate ritual: the exit interview. 🙄
You know that moment when HR asks, "Why are you really leaving?" and you're mentally calculating whether honesty is worth the risk? 👇
You know that moment when HR asks, "Why are you really leaving?" and you're mentally calculating whether honesty is worth the risk? 👇
Exit interviews are theater. You smile, answer scripted questions, and don’t trash anyone - because you want your severance clean. Be polite, be brief, document everything, then leave.
What’s the worst question you’ve been asked?
#TheRealityOfHR #CorporateDropoutDiary
What’s the worst question you’ve been asked?
#TheRealityOfHR #CorporateDropoutDiary
November 24, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Exit interviews are theater. You smile, answer scripted questions, and don’t trash anyone - because you want your severance clean. Be polite, be brief, document everything, then leave.
What’s the worst question you’ve been asked?
#TheRealityOfHR #CorporateDropoutDiary
What’s the worst question you’ve been asked?
#TheRealityOfHR #CorporateDropoutDiary
Ep. 1 - HR is a Firewall
My boss got physical. HR gasped… then said, “Talk it out with him.”
Translation: contain, don’t confront.
Countermove: dates, witnesses, receipts.
#CorporateDropoutDiary
My boss got physical. HR gasped… then said, “Talk it out with him.”
Translation: contain, don’t confront.
Countermove: dates, witnesses, receipts.
#CorporateDropoutDiary
November 23, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Ep. 1 - HR is a Firewall
My boss got physical. HR gasped… then said, “Talk it out with him.”
Translation: contain, don’t confront.
Countermove: dates, witnesses, receipts.
#CorporateDropoutDiary
My boss got physical. HR gasped… then said, “Talk it out with him.”
Translation: contain, don’t confront.
Countermove: dates, witnesses, receipts.
#CorporateDropoutDiary
HR in our heads: therapist, referee, career coach.
HR in reality: the company’s firewall—policy, liability, optics.
Use it for records, not rescue.
#CorporateDropoutDiary
HR in reality: the company’s firewall—policy, liability, optics.
Use it for records, not rescue.
#CorporateDropoutDiary
November 22, 2025 at 12:40 PM
HR in our heads: therapist, referee, career coach.
HR in reality: the company’s firewall—policy, liability, optics.
Use it for records, not rescue.
#CorporateDropoutDiary
HR in reality: the company’s firewall—policy, liability, optics.
Use it for records, not rescue.
#CorporateDropoutDiary
After 3 months of silence, I got the automated “after careful review, we regret…” email. They’d even said I was moving to a 3rd interview—never happened. That’s the cold, ruthless side of corporate right there.
#CorporateDropoutDiary
#CorporateDropoutDiary
November 22, 2025 at 7:50 AM
After 3 months of silence, I got the automated “after careful review, we regret…” email. They’d even said I was moving to a 3rd interview—never happened. That’s the cold, ruthless side of corporate right there.
#CorporateDropoutDiary
#CorporateDropoutDiary
Corporate survival kit: be seen, not serene; never outshine the fragile boss; and don’t telegraph your moves. Everyone runs three faces—home, public, corporate. Pick wisely.
#CorporateDropoutDiary
#CorporateDropoutDiary
November 21, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Corporate survival kit: be seen, not serene; never outshine the fragile boss; and don’t telegraph your moves. Everyone runs three faces—home, public, corporate. Pick wisely.
#CorporateDropoutDiary
#CorporateDropoutDiary
“Quiet, piggy.” Tried that line on my wife—now I’m rocking a black eye. Conclusion: only the orange man can say it 🤣😅🤕
November 20, 2025 at 5:38 AM
“Quiet, piggy.” Tried that line on my wife—now I’m rocking a black eye. Conclusion: only the orange man can say it 🤣😅🤕
I’ve watched/read tons on the “AI bubble.” Truth: no one knows anything. Stress is sky-high about the fallout. Likely outcome? The rich get richer—bunkers🧟♂️ and longevity🤖—while the rest of us get FlOkEd!.!
#CorporateDropoutDiary
#CorporateDropoutDiary
November 18, 2025 at 11:17 AM
I’ve watched/read tons on the “AI bubble.” Truth: no one knows anything. Stress is sky-high about the fallout. Likely outcome? The rich get richer—bunkers🧟♂️ and longevity🤖—while the rest of us get FlOkEd!.!
#CorporateDropoutDiary
#CorporateDropoutDiary
Worried the AI bubble pops: shareholders keep billions, then fire tens of thousands. Those experienced folks flood the market, and jobs get even harder. One word comes to mind: FUBAR. The world will be FUBAR-ed.
#CorporateDropoutDiary
#CorporateDropoutDiary
November 18, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Worried the AI bubble pops: shareholders keep billions, then fire tens of thousands. Those experienced folks flood the market, and jobs get even harder. One word comes to mind: FUBAR. The world will be FUBAR-ed.
#CorporateDropoutDiary
#CorporateDropoutDiary