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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
FRIDAY, 4 JUNE 1976
You are a valued member of the team.
So was the last person in your chair. Nobody knows where she went.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Your financial advisor is a spreadsheet you opened once in January. It's been screaming…
- Lessons will be learned. By whom, and when, will also be learned. Eventually. Possibly.
- Your inbox reached zero once. The server was down. You were briefly free and…
- Your job title will outlive you. It's already been posted on LinkedIn, with a…
- Sleep when the baby sleeps. Also pay the mortgage when the baby pays the…
- You "speak your truth". Your truth is mostly about the bin rota.
- Your savings account isn't empty. It's a memorial.
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 446
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