@mumest
be me
25yo staff engineer
250k TC fully remote
today’s sprint: “strategic planning”
translate: valorant ranked + monster zero
9am standup
camera off, say “still blocked on infra” (infra fixed 3 weeks ago)
midday retro
mute myself, queue another game
manager asks why story still 0%
reply “deep in the weeds, unblocking soon™”
promoted last month for “quiet leader”
zero PRs merged by me in 2024
calendar full of 1:1s nobody attends
pure salary arbitrage
touch grass? lmao
recession-proof arc
wagie fears the remote chad