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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Put OOO for 2 days. Came back to 847 Slack messages. Vacation is a myth.

3 months ago View

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Successfully muted myself in a standup for 6 months. Nobody noticed. Peak performance.

3 months ago View

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My OKRs: 1) Survive 2) Look busy 3) Attend meetings about meetings. Exceeding expectations.

3 months ago View

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HR bot answered my query with a FAQ link. Emotional support: 404 not found.

3 months ago View

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Free pizza on Friday is NOT a compensation strategy. I will die on this hill.

3 months ago View

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My laptop fan sounds like a jet engine. Like my career, overheating.

4 months ago View

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Sent "Sounds good!" without reading the email. I am the problem. We are the problem.

4 months ago View

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Boss: "Fail fast." Also boss: "Why did you deploy without 9 approvals?"

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