194. It could be worse

We kick off with a playful threat to delete the archive and end up reaffirming why consistency, community, and humane work habits matter. Between holiday calendar chaos and culture clashes over PTO, we find wins in empowered teams, better tools, and a thriving Discord.

• joking about nuking the archive to highlight creative burnout
• whiplash from deletion talk to preserving episodes forever
• holiday downtime realities and quiet office tactics
• European PTO envy contrasted with U.S. grind culture
• frustration with last‑minute meeting cancellations
• calling out performative Slack activity around holidays
• team empowerment as the manager’s real job
• replacing Excel with Jira to create clarity and intake systems
• celebrating consistency, guest episodes, and community growth
• being easy to work with as a core career advantage
• historical perspective as a lens on modern labor norms

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