Remember Project Oxygen? Now it's just 'Project Exhaustion'.

bt · 2026-04-23T07:02:30.232Z

The open-plan offices feel emptier, even when everyone’s at their desks. Those "Googley" perks? They're a hollow joke when you're scrolling through LinkedIn updates from former teammates. Leadership keeps talking about 'doing more with less,' but it just feels like we *are* less, and expected to carry more. No one even bothers to pretend 20% time is still a thing. It's just heads down, keep the lights on, and pray your name isn't on the next spreadsheet. The psychological safety deck feels like historical fiction now. This isn't the company I joined.

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