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SUNDAY, 2 FEBRUARY 1969
Ghostlighting is when someone disappears for eight weeks and comes back with "you've been quiet".
You weren't. You were just talking to nobody.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Your complaint has been escalated. It is now ignored by someone more senior.
- You rage quit because the game was rigged. You were also just bad. Both…
- Hard work pays off eventually. It's paying off right now. Your boss just bought…
- Your company's core values are printed on the wall. So nobody has to have…
- Not all who wander are lost. You are. The map gave up.
- Be your own boss. Your new boss naps at 2pm, can't pay you, and…
- The pothole is on the list. The list is dynamic. The pothole is permanent.
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 446
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