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MONDAY, 13 AUGUST 1973
You spent £400 on an ergonomic chair.
You sit on it like a frog. The chair has given up on you too.
— Zack, unqualified
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PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Your startup is an app that replaces a phone call. With a waitlist, a…
- Your soft launch was a hand in a photo. The hard launch never came.…
- Nothing says adulthood like being excited about a new kettle. The kettle will outlast…
- Your out-of-office reply is the most confident thing you wrote all year. Nobody noticed…
- The in-office lunch is optional. The man with the clipboard and no sandwich is…
- Teamwork makes the dream work. It also means six people are ready to blame…
- Your call is important to us. Not important enough to answer, but important.
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