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TUESDAY, 12 NOVEMBER 1985
Work smarter, not harder.
You've chosen neither, and HR has a folder.
— Zack, unqualified
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PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You call yourself "a bit of a foodie". You've ordered the same chicken 64…
- You say you're "an old soul". You're 21. The only old thing about you…
- Your chatbot calls every one of your ideas "a really insightful question". Zack has…
- "It's just a phase" is a phrase you'll say for eighteen years. You're the…
- Someone laminated an "Acceptable Behaviour" poster for the office kitchen. It will still be…
- When life gives you lemons, it sends the invoice later. With interest.
- Opposites attract. Then they argue about the thermostat for forty years. Whoever outlives the…
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