A Good Boss is Hard to Find
The stories are true.
The names are changed.
The absurdity is not.
I write about what really happens at work.
Lynne Everatt | RECOVERING MBA
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CREATOR OF THE DIARY OF A RECOVERING MBA
The stories are true. The names are changed. The absurdity is not.
THE METHOD
What happens when the truth is funnier than satire?
I fictionalize it to expose the truth.
Most of what I write begins with a real moment:
- A CEO interview that goes spectacularly wrong
- A workplace philosophy that turns ordinary mistakes into public trials
- Smart, capable, conscientious people slowly realizing they will always be failing, just a little bit
What happens next fascinates me:
- Ambition narrowing what people allow themselves to see
- Intelligent people normalizing irrational behaviour
- Employees reshaping themselves through a thousand acts of self-destruction
I write about what actually happens inside companies—the theatre, the small compromises, the big delusions.
Truth is the first draft.
Fiction tells you what it meant.
A Tiny Bite
A CEO attempts to appear human while eating a hamburger. The camera tells another story.
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A Transparent Failure
An athleisure product works exactly as designed. Unfortunately.
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Enhancing Our Culture of Travelscrimping
Where cost control meets budget hotel reality.
Read the Story →The workplace is already a satire.
Someone has to write it down.
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