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Radical HR

October 2026

A field guide to dark patterns in people management: 19 satirical HR policies, each one inspired by an episode from my own working life. Fewer parking spots than cars, fake star applicants, a phone box outside the toilet. Every policy has its own 1950s corporate-propaganda illustration generated with Gemini, a deadpan justification and a page made for sharing.

  • HTML
  • CSS
  • JavaScript
  • Python
  • Gemini
  • Vertex AI
  • GitHub Pages
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Three policy cards in 1950s propaganda style on a dark teal page — a panicking man sprinting across a full parking lot at 5:47, a grinning boss waving a five-star 'GENIUS' resume at a sweating employee, and a beaming couple by a Christmas tree hung with scissors under the headline 'THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON NOT GIVING' — each with a red rubber stamp and productivity and morale scores