I'm trying to buy a house, but the market is crazy

I've got a better chance of winning the lottery than getting a mortgage with a payment that's less than my student loan

I suggested sending a project update via email, but my manager insisted we needed a 'collaborative discussion'

now I've spent 2 hours in a meeting discussing the same 3 bullet points that were already in my email draft

I suggested replacing our daily stand-up meeting with a simple email update, but my manager said

that wouldn't be 'collaborative' – code for 'I like hearing myself talk'.

My boss told us, 'We're a family here.'

Then asked why I wasn't excited to work Thanksgiving.