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MONDAY, 19 JANUARY 1976
"Let's take this offline" means "let's never speak of this again."
That's also the plan for your job next quarter.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- There's someone out there for everyone. Yours married someone else in 2019. They look…
- A tidy playroom lasts exactly as long as it takes to photograph. The photo…
- You quit your job to "find yourself". Found you. You're on your parents' sofa,…
- Every company now has an AI assistant. It's the only member of staff nobody's…
- Scale your business. Currently it's you, a laptop, and your mum, who bought one…
- Your startup is an app that replaces a phone call. With a waitlist, a…
- Your financial advisor is a spreadsheet you opened once in January. It's been screaming…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
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