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WEDNESDAY, 7 FEBRUARY 1962
The return to office is completely optional.
So was the badge-swipe leaderboard, and yet there you are, ranked 41st. They're "reviewing" 41st.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Mistakes were made. The Notes app has never once said by whom.
- You call it "quiet quitting". Your manager calls it "the same as before". Nobody…
- You're not getting older. You're getting closer. That's worse.
- Every great company started in a garage. Yours will end there too. The car's…
- "Per my last email" is the closest you'll ever get to a duel. You'll…
- Rise and grind. Your teeth have been grinding all night. Your dentist bought a…
- You flipped a water bottle on Monday morning just to feel something. It landed.…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 446
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