Dear user,
We were humbled by the overwhelmingly positive responses to It is as if you were doing work ๐ทโโ๏ธ, the simulation created by Pippin Barr in which you get to file reports ๐๐๐จโ๐ป๐ง๐, watch progress bars and fiddle with arcane inputs to get that retro feeling of doing work ๐๐๐ฉโ๐ป๐๐จโฃ๏ธ After years of depression and aimlessness in our post-work society, countless users such as yourself have finally started to feel once again like their lives and their efforts actually mean something. Your continued operation of this system not only comes to us as an honest compliment ๐, it is also a clear sign that we have struck a chord with our users.
However, the huge success of our application notwithstanding, many of you voiced your concerns regarding the nostalgic feel of the interface, as well as the lack of consideration for the huge breadth of occupations in the pre-post-work society. We know: some of you werenโt just middle management working bees, you were ๐ฉโ๐คrock star designers๐จโ๐ค, ๐จโ๐ผdaring entrepreneurs๐ฉโ๐ผ or even ๐always-online temporary workers๐. As your well-being is of the utmost importance to us, today we are releasing three new products which are sure to please you old millennials โค๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ๐ผ๐๐ผโค๏ธ๐ผ๐ธ๐ผ๐ ๐.
First, we present It is as if you were being creative. In it you will not be a mindless employee, but a passionate creative for a world-renowned ๐บadvertising agency๐. You will be able to unleash your inner artist ๐โโ๏ธ๐ฉโ๐จ๐, choose nice looking fonts and create amazing artworks destined to sell useless goods to simulated target audiences who barely need them. Change the world one sale at a time ๐๐๐, explore your vast and unique creativity through our template galleries๐น๐บ๐ผ, and, best of all, end each working day with the certainty that you have contributed to the progress of mankind ๐๐๐๐๐. Remember: your passion is important, revenue is importanter ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ.
If working for some big studio is not your cup of tea, we also offer It is as if you were being creative: Entrepreneur Edition ๐ผ๐ผ๐ผ๐ผ๐๐. Be your own boss! Enjoy endless hours of networking to find that one special depressing gig that might pay the bills. Lower your rates to remain competitive with youngsters fresh out of high-school โค๏ธ๐๐๐๐. Or, if you are feeling particularly adventurous, generate countless startup ideas by mashing together increasingly dystopian products that are sure to catch a seed investorโs eye ๐๐ฝ๐ฉโ๐๐ฑโ๏ธ๐ง๐ .
And if being creative for you is just a sick ๐ฉ๐ถbourgeois๐ท๐ฉ privilege, we have developed It is as if you were doing work: Gig economy edition. See how the exploitation of work is engineered away by clever entrepreneurs who give you all the flexibility you need to balance your 21st century needs in exciting and adventurous new ways ๐จโ๐ฌ๐คโจ๐ฎ๐. Relive the joy of earning below the minimum wage! Juggle 4 different gig apps, household chores, personal relationships and sleep time with all the freedom you need! Sign contracts in which you forfeit all your rights for the thrill of despair! Will you meet your Key Performance Indicators? Will you be able to get enough gigs to at least cover work expenses? You got this!๐ช๐ฉ๐ช๐ฟ๐ช๐ป We are confident the nerve-wracking suspense of this simulation will leave you hungry for more and more freedom! ๐๐๐
We feel that this suite of applications will help you recover the feeling of productiveness ๐ in a time when work was not only a matter of pressing buttons, but of pressing buttons passionately and resolutely, with the absolute certainty that the world was becoming a better place. Oh, these jolly good times! ๐ทโโ๏ธ๐ฎโโ๏ธ๐จโ๐ค๐ฉโ๐พ๐จโ๐ฌ๐ฉโ๐จ๐ฉโ๐๐จโ๐๐ฏโโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ๐ด๐๐๐ป๐๐๐๐ฏ๐
Thank you for making extensive use of our simulations!