It makes me feel validated in my career that Octavian used the raise I never received this year to travel to Japan and dine with Hitachi executives at posh sushi restaurants.
Also, shout out to the Hitachi Vantara LinkedIn page for the constant stream of hack awards they continue posting about that the executives who have no impact or vision for the company magically continue to receive. They make great PR for the DEI crowd who don't purchases our products.