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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
FRIDAY, 23 JUNE 1978
You've rewritten that text nine times to sound like you didn't care.
It's been delivered. It's been read. It is now the most caring thing anyone has ever ignored.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
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- You manifested your dream job. The universe received the request, checked your CV and…
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- You're "in your villain era". You returned a lukewarm coffee and apologised four times.…
- Move fast and break things. You broke the coffee machine, the budget and your…
- You "don't do small talk". You also don't do big talk, phone calls, emails…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
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