SayThis

I built SayThis because I was sick of lying awake at 2 a.m. replaying work conversations, coming up with the perfect comeback or boundary I should’ve set but never did. I was always worried I’d come off rude, get labeled “difficult,” or put my job at risk. It’s so common: the manager who drops “urgent” tasks at 5:58 PM, the colleague who takes credit for your ideas, the feedback you need to give but feels too risky to say out loud. I kept thinking there has to be a better way to express what needs saying without burning bridges or your career. That frustration was the spark: turning silent rage into words that actually land.

The real problem I wanted to solve is simple: most of us swallow frustration every day because we don’t have the right phrasing ready when emotions are running high and time is short. Generic advice like “use I-statements” is fine in theory, but it doesn’t give you tailored, professional, low-drama scripts in the moment. SayThis fixes that you vent your raw, unfiltered thoughts, and it instantly generates calm, strategic responses: ways to enforce boundaries, give constructive feedback, push back politely, or de-escalate tension, all while keeping respect and your paycheck intact. It’s basically a communication coach in your pocket for the conversations that matter most at work.

The process started super basic: I’d just dump my own work vents into ChatGPT to get better replies. It helped me so much that I built a quick interface to make it faster and repeatable. When friends tried it, they loved the “before/after” contrast the savage fantasy line versus the polished adult version so I leaned hard into that cathartic shift from rage to relief.

I iterated a lot on tone controls after feedback: people wanted sliders or presets for “more assertive,” “super polite corporate mode,” “manager perspective,” and so on. I also expanded beyond employee venting to include manager-side scripts (like giving tough feedback without triggering defensiveness), because managers face the same messy human dynamics. For launch, I cut all the fancy extras and focused on what mattered: blazing speed, strong privacy (no data training on user inputs), instant outputs, and a generous free tier. The biggest realization along the way? This isn’t just an AI writer it’s an emotional survival tool for today’s workplaces.