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MONDAY, 28 NOVEMBER 1960
Dress for the job you want.
The job you have will see you in at nine, in a lanyard, until retirement or restructure. Bet on restructure.
— Zack, unqualified
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PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You quit your job to "find yourself". Found you. You're on your parents' sofa,…
- Nobody notices when you do your job well. Everyone notices when you leave at…
- Don't settle. Your standards already have. They didn't tell you.
- You said you're "built different". You're built the same. Just assembled worse.
- You said you're "so busy" this week. Your screen time says eleven hours a…
- Someone laminated an "Acceptable Behaviour" poster for the office kitchen. It will still be…
- Move fast and break things. You broke the coffee machine, the budget and your…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
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