User:Greatslacker

What is it?
Damn The Man (DTM) refers to a day that all members of a group of friends/co-workers call in sick and do something other then work.

When does it occur?
DTM will depend on what your group of friends agree to as a milestone. The original DTM occured when the 10,000 email mark was reached by the originators.

Why have DTM?
It is a day we take back for ourselves. As employees at different levels that are part of the group, we are abused by "The Man" so we stick it to the man by taking a day back for ourselves.

How did DTM come to be?
Damn The Man Day (DTM) was created by a group of friends working for a US financial services company in Toronto. It started by an email chain that circulated between 8 friends and then evolved into a mechanism to release stress, hate on each other, and make ridiculous claims. In time, one person mentioned that when they hit 10,000 emails that they should all call in sick and do something not related to work.

The First DTM
The first DTM occured on December 14, 2007 when two members of the group agreed to call in sick and go cross-border shopping in Buffalo, NY.