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DAILY DEMOTIVATION
A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.
You call it "quiet quitting".
Your manager calls it "the same as before". Nobody can tell the difference. That's the bad news.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
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- Your favourite music is now called "a classic". So are you. It means old.
- Core collaboration days started as Tuesday. They now include Wednesday, Thursday, a Friday that's…
- You said "my For You page knows me so well". It knows you're awake…
- Inside every older person is a younger person. The younger person is furious about…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 446
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