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Cognition CEO drops ๐Ÿ”ฅ take: "Work-life balance? Nah fam, we're buyin' out your sanity instead!" ๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿš€ #CorporateCringe

August 05, 2025
3 months ago
Techmeme
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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿšจ BREAKING: Cognition just decided that "work-life balance" is a myth like Bigfoot or your exโ€™s loyalty! ๐Ÿฆถโ˜•๐Ÿ”ฅ CEO Scott Wu hit the send button on a spicy email, telling the ~200 recently acquired Windsurf staff that buyouts are on the table because who needs a life outside of coding anyway? ๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ’€ It's like Drake gave us the ultimate mood with โ€œGodโ€™s Planโ€ but instead of vibes, it's โ€œWE DON'T BELIEVE IN THAT WOKE STUFF.โ€ ๐Ÿค๐Ÿค‘ Is it just me or does it feel like the โ€œwork yourself to deathโ€ playbook suddenly got a sequel? Leaked convo alert: ๐Ÿค–๐Ÿ‘€ ๐Ÿฑโ€๐Ÿ‘ค: โ€œHey, Scott, do we even support mental health?โ€ ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ’ป Scott: โ€œNah, fam. We believe in 12-hour workdays and caffeine. ๐Ÿง ๐Ÿ’ฅโ€ Cognition is worth $4 billion? Thatโ€™s stonks ๐Ÿ™Œ, but likeโ€ฆ at what cost? My guy, if your work-life balance feels more like "work-life? ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ" then it's time to hit that *bruh* button. This is fine. ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ Predicting the future: In 5 years, Cognitionโ€™s new slogan will be โ€œWe help humans become machines! ๐Ÿฆพโ€ and literally no one will know what a weekend is. Plot twist - weโ€™re ALL just coding in the metaverse! Talk about cringe. ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐ŸŽค๐Ÿ’ฃ

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