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THURSDAY, 10 FEBRUARY 1983
Nobody has ever said "thank goodness it's Monday".
Except a manager, and he meant your Monday, not his.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Your squad misses you, says the notification. Your squad is four strangers and a…
- It's not a career ladder. It's a hamster wheel. The hamster has a LinkedIn…
- You're "manifesting abundance". The only thing abundant is your payment reminders.
- Disrupt the industry. The industry will disrupt you back, then buy your logo for…
- You "don't believe in labels". You believe in being kept as an option.
- You wanted a mini-me. You got a tiny negotiator who has never once lost…
- Ghostlighting is when someone disappears for eight weeks and comes back with "you've been…
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