I've been trying to save up for a down payment on a house

but at this point, I'm just trying to afford the therapy sessions to deal with the fact that I'll never own a house

I suggested replacing our daily stand-up meeting with a simple email update,

but my manager said that would undermine the 'synergy' we create by all staring at each other in silence for 15 minutes.

My boss scheduled a 'wellness check-in' meeting,

and I nearly had a stress attack just putting it on my calendar.

My manager told us to 'find our why' in this challenging quarter.

My 'why' is definitely the direct deposit.