Themes

While This Does Not Bode Well focuses on the professional lives of workers in America, there are particular themes that exist across posts. Hopefully this page helps break these themes down and allows for exploration of the newsletter’s back catalogue.

Ad Agencies - Most of my career has been spent in the agency world, and these posts have insight into life at these kinds of firms, warts and all.

AI - Artificial Intelligence will become a daily part of our routine within our professional lifetimes. These posts focus on aspects of AI and its promises and pitfalls.

Career Growth - Most of us are looking to advance at work, and these posts offer tips to help you get there.

Macroeconomics - Sometimes we need to zoom out and try to understand the machinations behind the scenes of what we can sometimes take for granted in the everyday. Also used as a bit of a catch-all, if we’re being honest.

Office Life - The minutia of corporate culture and the day-to-day of the office is the focus of these posts.

RTO - The OG of TDNBW, return to office played a huge role in how we worked post-Covid, as debates around remote work and RTO mandates continue.