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MONDAY, 21 AUGUST 1961
You deleted the app "for good".
That was 40 minutes ago. You've reinstalled it and posted about deleting it.
— Zack, unqualified
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PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- The in-office lunch is optional. The man with the clipboard and no sandwich is…
- "Per my last email" is the closest you'll ever get to a duel. You'll…
- Your bio says "foodie, traveller, dreamer". You've been abroad once, and you still talk…
- Work smarter, not harder. You've chosen neither, and HR has a folder.
- The council listened to your feedback. Then it did the thing anyway, but with…
- Your friends' group chat went quiet. It didn't. They made a new one. Same…
- You're "in your villain era". You returned a lukewarm coffee and apologised four times.…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
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