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MONDAY, 23 JULY 1990
It's not a career ladder.
It's a hamster wheel. The hamster has a LinkedIn and more endorsements than you.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You got a houseplant to "take care of something". It died. Even the plant…
- Don't settle. Your standards already have. They didn't tell you.
- Unlimited holiday is a lovely policy. The company did the maths on your guilt,…
- Romance isn't dead. It just stopped waiting for a reply to your "hey" from…
- You said "we move". You've lived in the same bedroom since you were nine.
- The council listened to your feedback. Then it did the thing anyway, but with…
- You said you're "booked and busy". Booked for a dentist you'll cancel. Busy rewatching…
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