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?? Corporate Inferno: Canto IX – The Circle of Treachery (The Collaborators Who Never Collaborate)

“They smiled wide with partner’s grace,

Then stole the win and hid their face.

Their loyalty was just a mask—

A hidden blade in every task.”

Welcome to the Ninth and Final (for now…) Circle of Corporate Hell,

The realm of the Backchannel Whisperers, Ladder Climbers, and Silent Saboteurs.

Here dwell those who praised you in public, only to CC your downfall in private.

The Sins:

These souls once:

• Claimed your work as their own in the big meeting.
• Said “Let’s sync later” but synced with your manager first.
• Volunteered for “collaboration,” then disappeared—until results were due (and the spotlight was hot).

Treachery came softly:

• A strategic omission here.

• A withheld reply there.

• A quiet pivot that left you out… until it was too late.

The Punishments:

?? The Frozen Trust Table

Souls are locked in glass conference rooms, seated at endless roundtables.

They nod, agree, and smile—only to find their chairs slowly sinking into the icy floor every time someone says “we’re aligned.”

They reach for help—but the hands that grab theirs always drop them at the last second.

?? The Backstab Carousel

Each soul must pitch a great idea to a “trusted partner,”

only to be stabbed in the back mid-presentation and hear:

“I had the same idea last week, actually.”

The carousel rotates endlessly.

The betrayal is always from someone they looped in early.

?? The Calendar of False Hope

A shared calendar appears: “Team Brainstorm: Collaboration FTW”

But every attendee turns off their camera.

And each decision is already made.

You’re just there for “visibility.”

The Characters:

• Karen of the Quiet Coup: Disagrees silently in meetings, but sends a “concerned” email to your boss 3 minutes after it ends.
• Jacob the Credit Ninja: Contributes nothing until the moment of recognition, then appears with a “totally synergistic enhancement.”
• “We” Wally: Starts every sentence with “We’ve been working on this…” (Translation: “I took your idea and shaved off the watermark.”)

The Landscape:

A cold, glassy open office.

The air is sterile, the lighting always just a bit too white, and nothing echoes—except ambition.

The floor is a frozen lake of unread emails and unacknowledged contributions.

Above, a banner reads: “Together We Win.”

Below, collaboration dies in silence.

Smiles here are weapons.

Praise is the setup.

And trust is a trap door.

Reflections from the Cold:

This? Circle reminds us:

• The most dangerous betrayals wear name tags and talk about synergy.

So, dear survivor:

• Do I build success with others…
• Or build on others, quietly climbing past them?

And with that… our journey through the Corporate Inferno concludes... or not?

The Hell is crowded, and Lucifer is busy with the continuously expanding.

New Circles are forming on a weekly basis. Here are just few examples:

• The Excel Abyss
• The Innovation Theater
• The Calendar Swamp
• The Powerpoint Dreamland
• The KPI Cathedral
• The ChatGPT Impostors
• The Quarter-End Sacrifices
• ... and many more ...

Stay tuned to explore with me the newly formed Circles .

After all, corporate damnation—like OKRs—is never truly complete. ??

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