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That Tuesday still burns in my memory – coffee gone cold, fingers trembling over my laptop as our biggest client’s voice sharpened through the speakerphone. "We approved these mockups last week, Marcus. Where’s the revised campaign?" My throat tightened. I’d assigned it to Sarah, or was it Jake? The spreadsheet glared back, cells mocking me with outdated statuses. My studio felt less like a creative haven and more like a sinking ship where tasks vanished into silent voids between Slack pings and

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