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THURSDAY, 23 SEPTEMBER 1982
Synergy is two departments confused about the same thing at once.
They'll merge. You'll be the one let go.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You hyped your mate's mixtape. You've never listened to it. Neither has anyone. Including…
- Till death do us part. Not a vow. A fixed-term contract with an unspecified…
- Doom spending is buying a heated eye mask because the news was bad. The…
- You said "we move". You've lived in the same bedroom since you were nine.
- You received 40 fundraising texts today. Democracy needs $5 by midnight. Every midnight.
- Remember when you stayed up late on purpose? Now you're up at 3am because…
- Work smarter, not harder. You've chosen neither, and HR has a folder.
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