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WEDNESDAY, 19 FEBRUARY 1958
"Let's take this offline" means "let's never speak of this again."
That's also the plan for your job next quarter.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Clear-coding means stating your intentions up front. Hers was "I have a hard stop…
- You said you "thrive in a fast-paced environment". It took you three days to…
- The award show ran four hours. The only winner was the advert break.
- You pre-ordered it for the cape. The cape is now £3.99 for everyone else.
- You swore you'd never sound like your parents. You just said "because I said…
- You said "we move". You've lived in the same bedroom since you were nine.
- You "don't do small talk". You also don't do big talk, phone calls, emails…
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