About
Corporate life, decoded.
RealityBytesMe is an independent editorial cartoon publication about workplace language, management archetypes and the distance between organizational theory and lived reality. It takes the phrases people hear in meetings and asks what they mean for the people doing the work.
What you will find here
The cartoon archive brings together visual satire in themed volumes. Corp Archetypes explores familiar workplace characters, while the Rants section gives the ideas behind the jokes more room. The Corporate Jargon Generator plays with the language itself.
The cartoons use fictional characters and exaggerated situations to expose recognizable patterns: accountability without authority, process replacing judgment, and the gap between a slogan and a decision. They are satire, not documentary claims about identifiable individuals.
Who makes it
RealityBytesMe is edited and published by Ingolfur Stangeland. The publisher directs the concepts, copy, selection and revisions and takes responsibility for what appears here.
AI tools may assist with illustration and production. The editorial choices remain human: what the joke is about, what the characters say, which drawing works, and what needs changing before publication. Our editorial standards explain the approach.
Reader participation
Readers can react to cartoons and suggest a cartoon. Suggestions are reviewed for safety, suitability and editorial fit; submitting an idea does not guarantee publication. Keep suggestions about workplace patterns rather than private individuals, and leave out confidential information.
Corrections and reuse
If something is wrong, unclear or incorrectly attributed, use the contact page and include the relevant cartoon or article link. The same route is available for licensing and reuse requests. Our Terms of Service describe use of the site, and the Privacy page explains data and cookie choices.
What the satire examines
A recurring theme is the difference between an individual's intentions and the incentives surrounding their role. A manager can mean well and still be rewarded for passing risk downward. An employee can communicate clearly and still be heard as agreeing. The satire examines those mechanisms rather than treating every uncomfortable meeting as evidence of a uniquely bad person.