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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
MONDAY, 25 OCTOBER 1965
Wisdom comes with age.
So does standing on the landing with no idea why you came upstairs, or exist.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You've "found your aesthetic". It's beige. It's always beige.
- Youth is wasted on the young. You wasted yours too. Old age is next,…
- Think outside the box. The box had the budget. You're out here with a…
- Your birthday cake now needs a risk assessment. The candles are outnumbering the years…
- You call it "quiet quitting". Your manager calls it "the same as before". Nobody…
- Find your purpose. It's in the drawer with the takeaway menus and a key…
- Your complaint has been escalated. It is now ignored by someone more senior.
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 446
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