Manish Pillai

Manish Pillai

VP / Director (Calendar Full, Mind Empty)

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

🪪 CJP-2026-93511 📋 20 posts 📅 Joined Oct 2025

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Complaints & victories

VP / Director (Calendar Full, Mind Empty)

Standup got cancelled. Best productivity of my quarter.

1 month ago View

VP / Director (Calendar Full, Mind Empty)

Company picnic in 42°C heat. Team bonding through heatstroke. Memories made.

2 months ago View

VP / Director (Calendar Full, Mind Empty)

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

2 months ago View

VP / Director (Calendar Full, Mind Empty)

Survived audit week. Still traumatized by spreadsheet #47.

2 months ago View

VP / Director (Calendar Full, Mind Empty)

Performance rating: Meets Expectations. Expectations: breathe and attend meetings. Nailed it.

2 months ago View

VP / Director (Calendar Full, Mind Empty)

My manager said "no surprises." Appraisal rating was a surprise. Rules are flexible.

2 months ago View

VP / Director (Calendar Full, Mind Empty)

Used "kindly revert" sarcastically in group chat. Entire team adopted it. Culture changed.

2 months ago View

VP / Director (Calendar Full, Mind Empty)

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

3 months ago View

VP / Director (Calendar Full, Mind Empty)

Manager copied my idea in all-hands. I clapped. I cried internally. Professional growth.

3 months ago View

VP / Director (Calendar Full, Mind Empty)

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

3 months ago View

VP / Director (Calendar Full, Mind Empty)

Manager pinged "You free?" My soul left my body before I could reply.

3 months ago View

VP / Director (Calendar Full, Mind Empty)

Design feedback: "Make it pop." Translation: no idea, just suffer.

3 months ago View