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MONDAY, 26 JANUARY 1970
Nobody notices when you do your job well.
Everyone notices when you leave at 5:01. Your retirement will get a shorter email.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
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- You left them on read "to be mysterious". They didn't notice. They were also…
- They say sweat is weakness leaving the body. Yours has decided to stay.
- You are a valued member of the team. So was the last person in…
- A tidy playroom lasts exactly as long as it takes to photograph. The photo…
- Things will look better in the morning. No. They'll just be better lit.
- Disrupt the industry. The industry will disrupt you back, then buy your logo for…
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