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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
TUESDAY, 1 OCTOBER 1963
You are a valued member of the team.
So was the last person in your chair. Nobody knows where she went.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You typed "speak to an agent" nine times. The bot sent you a help…
- The light at the end of the tunnel is someone asking, "Can you see…
- You did the Mannequin Challenge again for old times' sake. The standing still was…
- You asked the chatbot if you were a good parent. It said "absolutely" before…
- You're not a CEO. You're one person with a logo, a free email account…
- It's not a career ladder. It's a hamster wheel. The hamster has a LinkedIn…
- You said "it's giving" about your own life. It's giving overdraft. It's giving rent…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 446
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