Corporate Metrics Humor: When Graphs Refuse to Get Along

Ravi
Nov 9
1 min read

A black-and-white cartoon showing a manager presenting two conflicting graphs — one declining, one improving — with the caption, “Apparently in our company, these two graphs are allergic to each other.” A witty take on corporate metrics humor and workplace irony.

Apparently in some companies, graphs have personalities. When the numbers that actually matter — like revenue, profit, or customer satisfaction — start dropping, another set of metrics suddenly starts to rise.

This cartoon takes a cheeky look at corporate metrics humor — that classic meeting moment when performance graphs dip but employee engagement charts soar.

It’s the perfect visual summary of how corporate storytelling often works: when the hard facts fall flat, the “soft” wins take the spotlight.

Of course, both kinds of metrics matter. But when one becomes the convenient distraction from the other, the irony writes itself.

In the modern workplace, optics often rise faster than outcomes — and these two graphs? Clearly, they just don’t get along.

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