Recovering MBA — Toronto, Ontario
A Corporate
Lifer
Recovers
Author, LinkedIn Top Voice, and Recovering MBA Lynne Everatt explores the chaos, ambition, and absurdity of the modern workplace, one story at a time.
I was called a lifer.
It felt like a verdict.
THE DISCOVERY
The day a colleague called me a lifer, I finally understood the assignment.
The most interesting stories live inside the system — not outside it looking in. Inhabit the logic.Test the principles. Watch what breaks.
I’m Lynne Everatt. Author, LinkedIn Top Voice, and Recovering MBA. I explore the chaos, ambition, and absurdity of the modern workplace, one story at a time.
In the cafeteria of a multinational pharmaceutical company, a colleague named Geoff looked up from his lunch and casually called me a “lifer.” He meant it as a sociological observation. It landed like a gut punch.
I had an MBA and worked as a forecaster. I should have known how to predict the trajectory of my career. It was a simple linear regression to oblivion.
So I enrolled in a part-time BA in English. Ten years of night classes. Emily Dickinson. DeLillo. Paradise Lost. While the days stayed Kafkaesque, the evenings became mine.
I believe that work should never cost us our humanity.With humour, storytelling, and abiding curiosity, I explore how people experience inhuman systems—not to declare what is true, but to invite reflection, empathy, and thinking from another person’s point of view. My work creates space for people to make sense of their own experiences and decide for themselves what matters.
highlights from
the JOURNAL
The Tragedy of Linda Yaccarino
When Linda Yaccarino resigned from X (née Twitter), it was the exit many had predicted, yet it still felt shocking. Yaccarino had held onto her chief executive job with the ferocity of a fanatical shopper clutching the last Labubu.
The Secret to Great Business Writing? (Hint: It isn’t Grammarly)
Here’s what I learned about the real secret to good business writing. It’s not about grammar. Or syntax. Or clever bullet points.
Bezos. Jeff Bezos.
Jeff Bezos is a man who doesn’t just play the game—he changes it.
The Unofficial Interview
The three W’s: writing, working out, and winding down with friends.
Dorothy Parker, but she’d need to bring the drinks and the zingers.
Getting lost in the flow and allowing the story to tell me where it wants to go. It always goes somewhere unexpected.
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood. Inner Excellence by Jim Murphy.
Listening to sports podcasts. I don’t know what man coverage is, but it sounds delightful.
Amy Winehouse.
If you can’t get out of it, throw yourself into it.
Your writing made me laugh out loud.
Mechanic. My husband gets extremely nervous when he sees me with a screwdriver. Why follow instructions when I can create a one-of-a-kind impressionist IKEA masterpiece?
I did 6 minutes and 23 seconds of standup comedy at the Absolute Comedy club in Toronto.
READY TO STOP PRETENDING THE DECK MATTERS?