Career Catalyst Cartoon: When Growth is a Survival Test

The Scenario: In this career catalyst cartoon, we see the literal interpretation of a job that is "designed to accelerate your trajectory."

Usually, this means the role is so demanding that you either launch into the executive suite or crash into total burnout.

The employee is visibly struggling while HR takes notes, not on how to help, but on how "resilient" the candidate is.

The Observation: This piece of workplace satire targets the "High-Potential Trap." It critiques a culture where a career catalyst cartoon represents the reality of taking on the projects nobody else wants.

At Kaapi with Ravi, we highlight the comical irony that "accelerating your career" often just means accelerating the speed at which you reach your breaking point.

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• Series: Office Archetypes

  
  

• Theme: Office Politics Cartoons