Hidden Unemployment Here

They had a shared delusion: that the system would eventually notice. That the axe would fall, granting them a golden parachute and liberation. But the axe never fell. Because to notice them, the system would have to admit it had created them. And admitting waste meant admitting failure.

“Audax Solutions is entering a new era of lean hyper-efficiency. All departments will undergo a real-time value audit. Work that does not tie directly to a quarterly KPI will be sunset. Immediate.” hidden unemployment

They called themselves the Unnecessariat. They had a shared delusion: that the system