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TUESDAY, 28 DECEMBER 1971
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
- Find your purpose. It's in the drawer with the takeaway menus and a key…
- Be your own boss. Your new boss naps at 2pm, can't pay you, and…
- You said "that's so me" about a horoscope. It also described 600 million other…
- The return to office is completely optional. So was the badge-swipe leaderboard, and yet…
- You call your mum "for advice". You call her for the Netflix password.
- You went "no contact" with your ex. You still check their Spotify. They're listening…
- You "work best under pressure". You don't. You just only work under pressure.
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
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