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FRIDAY, 21 OCTOBER 1988
Dress for the job you want.
The job you have will see you in at nine, in a lanyard, until retirement or restructure. Bet on restructure.
— 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 said "this is my year". You've said it since 2019. The years have…
- Parenthood is a long journey from "mama" to "can you send money" to them…
- You negotiated your broadband bill down by $3 a month. The call took 94…
- The in-office lunch is optional. The man with the clipboard and no sandwich is…
- Love yourself first. Someone has to, and nobody else applied.
- You've rewritten that text nine times to sound like you didn't care. It's been…
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