This one always makes me melancholic:

Such a big turning point in time, captured on a photograph.

ℜ = lemming
ℑ = partner

Because it runs counter to basic democratic values. Here’s what Schäfer & Raumann, two professional change managers, had to say in 2009 on the topic of business vs. politics:
“[A political system’s] committees are characterized by a culture of discourse and decision-making processes in which proportional representation, the principle of fairness, the consideration of wings, majority and minority interests as well as idea of political consensus and the finding of compromise formulas are important.”
That makes politics very different from both business and science. They also note that good managers make for bad politicians, and vice versa. Unfortunately, I cannot find the source online anymore.

I completely agree. Just look at the frontpage of Lemmy and the “big” social media instances, they are dominated by things we hate. Yet we are forced to endlessly discuss and react to the stream of BS instead of taking action.

Middle manager.
At least in my current job. There are nice AND useful ones out there, but in my dept., there’s positively neither.