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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
MONDAY, 5 OCTOBER 1987
The customer is always right.
The customer is also on hold, forever, which is exactly how the company likes it.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You've "found your aesthetic". It's beige. It's always beige.
- You did the Mannequin Challenge again for old times' sake. The standing still was…
- Your fitness journey started on the second of January. It ended on the fourth.…
- "It's just a phase" is a phrase you'll say for eighteen years. You're the…
- Somebody, somewhere, is checking their phone hoping it's you. It's a debt collector.
- They posted an apology in the Notes app. It was addressed to the fans.…
- You're not a CEO. You're one person with a logo, a free email account…
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