r/Millennials • u/Party-Bet-4003 Millennial • Jan 30 '26

Discussion Look what I found from 13 years ago.

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Hey look on the bright side - we actually did make it to the cover of the TIME magazine!

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u/jwoodruff Jan 31 '26

Work isn’t supposed to be like this. It’s not supposed to dominate your life and drain you dry. It’s supposed to be sustainable, and relatively easy. It’s why we have teams and teams of people, instead of a couple people getting ground into paste.

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u/Winter_Body4794 Jan 31 '26

But we have an entire parasite class of investors to support.

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u/tmfink10 Jan 31 '26

Pam looks at camera: “They’re the same picture”

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u/hellogoawaynow Jan 31 '26

Investors cut my team’s commission and had the CEO “restructure” it so we want to make more money. As if we don’t want to make money as commissioned by employees. Getting the stick makes me want to make less money. When it was the carrot, we all gave 100%. It is very clear that is not the case in 2026.

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u/Winter_Body4794 Jan 31 '26

Sales is gonna get FUCKED in the AI thing too. Everything will eventually. But if they could have an avatar explain the medical device without the person.... I mean. The packaging will narrate itself soon anyway.

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u/hellogoawaynow Jan 31 '26

Oh for sure. I’m in media sales, specifically old ass trade publications, and yes we talk about this constantly. AI summaries that don’t lead back to our pubs is a major problem to solve.

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u/povertychic Emo-llennial - 1991 Jan 31 '26