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SUNDAY, 8 APRIL 1990
You call your mum "for advice".
You call her for the Netflix password.
— Zack, unqualified
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PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You're not a CEO. You're one person with a logo, a free email account…
- You asked the chatbot if you were a good parent. It said "absolutely" before…
- Nobody notices when you do your job well. Everyone notices when you leave at…
- You put "entrepreneur" in your bio. You've sold one pair of trainers on Vinted…
- You're "so random". You've told the same "so random" story at every party since…
- You are a valued member of the team. So was the last person in…
- Work smarter, not harder. You've chosen neither, and HR has a folder.
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