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WEDNESDAY, 4 DECEMBER 1974
You put "open to work" on LinkedIn.
Six recruiters viewed your profile. Five were bots. The sixth was your ex, checking you're doing worse.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
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- The bins are now fortnightly. The council tax is still monthly.
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Newsletter / Issue No. 446
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