DOA

Biden’s new budget plan was apparently submitted with the knowledge that it would be dead on arrival, the implications of which are incredibly professionally empowering for me. No more carefully crafted emails. No more impeccable attachments. No more tastefully scheduled meetings, clear agendas, sensible follow ups and sparkling deliverables; for we have entered a new age.

Send what you want, what you really, really want. Shoot for the stars. Start negotiations high, and then go higher. Move from expecting pushback to completely and preemptively disregarding it in full. Send. That. Email. Propose. That. Proposal. Have your rejection letter in hand before you even submit your application, and submit it with pride.

The most powerful office in the land has staked its claim on clerical efficiency. May we all feel liberated to finally tell Pam what we really think.