That, in part, was how I ultimately was able to sneak into the Andreessen Horowitz corporate apartments and stayed there rent-free for sixteen months. I currently have twelve monogrammed a16z robes in my collection
At which point what little sympathy I might had for the author vanished, unless I missed the part that explains why this isn't just outright thievery. And then to publicly admit that if it's not nailed down, you'll steal it. Yeah, "tall poppy syndrome", that must be it. You were just too good for this world.
Besides, do I want to take advice from someone with such large blinders on? Yes, HR joins video conferences because they want to personally thank you for your outstanding work. Be careful at train crossings, Zach, because if you didn't see this metapohorical train coming with it's lights and horn ablazin', you might not see a real one.