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SUNDAY, 24 AUGUST 1986
Your alarm didn't wake you.
The dread did. It doesn't have a snooze button.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Your company's core values are printed on the wall. So nobody has to have…
- Not all who wander are lost. You are. The map gave up.
- Your squad misses you, says the notification. Your squad is four strangers and a…
- Your business plan has three phases: launch, pivot, and letting the domain quietly expire.
- A full review is ongoing. Ongoing is a very comfortable place for a review…
- Nobody notices when you do your job well. Everyone notices when you leave at…
- The bins are now fortnightly. The council tax is still monthly.
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Newsletter / Issue No. 446
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