Varun Agarwal

Varun Agarwal

Designer (Makes Things Pretty, Gets No Credit)

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

🪪 CJP-2026-54585 📋 20 posts 📅 Joined Nov 2025

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Designer (Makes Things Pretty, Gets No Credit)

Sent calendar invite to myself for "thinking time." Best meeting all week.

1 month ago View

Designer (Makes Things Pretty, Gets No Credit)

Manager booked "brainstorm." No storm, only drizzle of vague ideas.

1 month ago View

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Client call at 2 AM because "we are a global team." My timezone is not a suggestion.

2 months ago View

Designer (Makes Things Pretty, Gets No Credit)

Standup got cancelled. Best productivity of my quarter.

2 months ago View

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WFH day: productive. Office day: 3 hours in traffic. Return to office logic is elite.

2 months ago View

Designer (Makes Things Pretty, Gets No Credit)

Project scope: MVP. Reality: VNP (Very Never Possible).

2 months ago View

Designer (Makes Things Pretty, Gets No Credit)

Company values poster says "Integrity." Appraisal says "Needs improvement." Pick one.

2 months ago View

Designer (Makes Things Pretty, Gets No Credit)

Client wants Agile. Client wants fixed scope and date. Pick one timeline, Karen.

3 months ago View

Designer (Makes Things Pretty, Gets No Credit)

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

3 months ago View

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

3 months ago View

Designer (Makes Things Pretty, Gets No Credit)

Monday standup energy: collectively pretending we remember Friday's updates.

3 months ago View

Designer (Makes Things Pretty, Gets No Credit)

They added a foosball table instead of increment. I am not a child. I am an underpaid adult.

3 months ago View