Akash Tripathi

Akash Tripathi

Designer (Makes Things Pretty, Gets No Credit)

Official party member. Survivor of standups, reply-alls, and appraisal season.

🪪 CJP-2026-70554 📋 20 posts 📅 Joined Oct 2025

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Designer (Makes Things Pretty, Gets No Credit)

My career path looks like a Jira board: lots of tickets, nothing done.

1 month ago View

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Standup question: "Any blockers?" Me: "Existential dread." Awkward silence achieved.

1 month ago View

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My desk plant is the only thing growing in this office. Including my frustration.

1 month ago View

Designer (Makes Things Pretty, Gets No Credit)

Reply-all survivor. I lived. I meme. I warn others.

1 month ago View

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Set LinkedIn to "Open to Work" privately. Anxiety set to public.

2 months ago View

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Completed compliance training. Still non-compliant with basic human rest.

2 months ago View

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Finished project early. Reward: more projects. The beatings will continue until morale improves.

2 months ago View

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They said "flat hierarchy." Still need 4 approvals to buy a mouse pad.

2 months ago View

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I am not quiet quitting. I am loudly attending meetings and silently dying.

2 months ago View

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Office plant died from neglect. Metaphor too on point.

2 months ago View

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Parking reimbursement denied. Uber to office costs more than lunch. Math is hard.

3 months ago View

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Set auto-reply: "In a meeting." Was in bed. Boundaries are creative.

3 months ago View