Imagine walking into Restaurant A. The hostess greets you like you just interrupted her Instagram scroll. The lighting feels like an interrogation room. The server approaches with the enthusiasm of someone attending an IRS audit. The music is non-existent. Plates and silverware are your own personal chalkboard. The food’s actually pretty good. But you’ll never go back because the vibe was terrible.
Now Restaurant B: Same price point, similar menu. But the hostess is actually cool and inviting. The playlist sounds like it was curated from that chick in art class who never spoke to anyone but always knew how to make the ultimate mix tape. The Smiths followed by Al Green followed by RoleModel. Your server is attentive and feels like a long-lost friend. You’re already planning your next visit before the check arrives.
The difference? Pure, unfiltered vibe.
It’s not just restaurants, it’s everywhere people work.
All employees are humans (we checked). Humans are walking vibe detectors.
When the vibe is right, something magical happens. People stop doing just what’s required. They start doing what’s possible. That discretionary effort, the stuff that is outside everyone’s job description, but what makes an organization successful, suddenly appears. It’s the veteran who stays late to help the new guy without being asked. Or when someone redesigns that presentation “just because it could be better.”
That’s not company policy. That’s vibe.
ON the other end, bad vibes are expensive. They cost you in ways that don’t show up on spreadsheets. The ideas never shared, the extra mile never walked, the talented people who leave for reasons they can’t quite articulate. They just know something feels... off.
Good vibes? They’re the secret sauce your competitors can’t copy. Because while they’re still trying to optimize their KPIs, your people are actually giving a damn.
And that vibe, well, it’s a light that never goes out.
“The term is shorthand for using generative AI to do the tedious and strenuous parts of a project, but it also conveys the idea that work is free-flowing, improvised, and easy. Vibing is a sort of Gen Z take on hygge, slang that was once reserved for chilling with friends or describing a date gone right and has now seeped its way into corporate speak.”
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Spoiler alert: it’s caring about people.
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Introducing Local Jobs on Facebook
Targeted at young adults. Like a bulletin board.
Casio goes back to the ‘80s for its Back to the Future calculator watch
These were banned in middle school.
The 31 best sci-fi movies of all time
31? No idea, but it’s a solid list.
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Culture Edit Podcast:
Ep. 110 – Chicago Marathon Recap
In this one-on-one episode, Nikki and Chad recap their weekend in Chicago at the marathon, the race, the medals, the activations, the habits, and how the culture differs from cycling. They also talk about the restaurants they visited and share why Women’s Gravel Worlds was extremely disappointing.