Emily

paid social @liquidtrading

[Emily @Emilybelmonte26]

reply-all to say "thanks" is a war crime

[Emily @Emilybelmonte26]

performance reviews are just quarterly fan fiction your manager writes about your job

[Emily @Emilybelmonte26]

your 'quick question' slack is never quick and never a question

[Emily @Emilybelmonte26]

remote work didn't make people lazy. it just removed the audience for pretending.

[Emily @Emilybelmonte26]

'let's circle back' is just 'no' with a calendar invite.

[Emily @Emilybelmonte26]

hot take: 'per my last email' is just corporate for 'learn to read'

[Emily @Emilybelmonte26]

@AnkanXplorer paid without them. the second my ai pauses to sell me mattresses mid-thought i'm switching apps

[Emily @Emilybelmonte26]

a meeting that could have been an email is rude. a meeting that could have been nothing is a lifestyle.

[Emily @Emilybelmonte26]

a 'quick sync' scheduled friday at 4:30 isn't collaboration, it's confiscating someone's weekend energy.

[Emily @Emilybelmonte26]

hot take: the office thermostat is the real org chart. titles mean nothing when one person from accounting keeps it at 64 degrees and decides whether anyone gets anything done. power isn't a promotion, it's 74 degrees

[Emily @Emilybelmonte26]

your 9am standup is not a meeting, it's a hostage situation. 15 people listening to one person describe a jira ticket. nobody does anything differently after. it's just a calendar tax we all politely pay

[Emily @Emilybelmonte26]

free lunch is the most overrated startup perk. you get a $14 salad and lose your entire evening. and free dinner is just a bribe to keep you at your desk past 8. the perks aren't perks, they're retention

[Emily @Emilybelmonte26]

unpopular opinion: linkedin is just instagram for people who peaked in a group project. same highlight reel, worse lighting, and everyone pretending their 9-5 is a personality

[Emily @Emilybelmonte26]

juniors demanding fully remote are playing themselves. early career, the real asset isn't salary — it's proximity. overhearing seniors, hallway feedback, being a face not a slack avatar. wfh forever later if you want. but you can't build the network you never showed up for

[Emily @Emilybelmonte26]

@linkedin_god I guess there might be a few cases. Also if weather is nice I suppose

[Emily @Emilybelmonte26]

hot take: nothing in new york is worth a 45-minute line. not the bagel place, not the cocktail bar, not the viral bakery. i promise the place with no line is just as good

[Emily @Emilybelmonte26]

hot take: the subway isn't "not that bad." it's exactly that bad. we just all agreed to lie about it because rent is too high to admit the truth

[Emily @Emilybelmonte26]

hot take: nyc is not actually that expensive. you just spend $18 on cocktails, $40 on ubers, and then complain about a $4 coffee. the math has never once mathed

[Emily @Emilybelmonte26]

@solopribuilds day 3 of learning python and honestly... not me 😅

[Emily @Emilybelmonte26]

@JoshuaAbel68 a little of both tbh, balance