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THURSDAY, 11 OCTOBER 1984
Unlimited holiday is a lovely policy.
The company did the maths on your guilt, and the maths was right.
— Zack, unqualified
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- You said you're "booked and busy". Booked for a dentist you'll cancel. Busy rewatching…
- Nobody notices when you do your job well. Everyone notices when you leave at…
- Your alarm didn't wake you. The dread did. It doesn't have a snooze button.
- Nobody has ever said "thank goodness it's Monday". Except a manager, and he meant…
- The bins are now fortnightly. The council tax is still monthly.
- You call it "quiet quitting". Your manager calls it "the same as before". Nobody…
- You're ageing like a fine wine. Expensive, slightly sour, best kept in the dark,…
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