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TUESDAY, 14 JULY 1992
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 asked the internet whether you were the bad guy. The internet read the…
- 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…
- Quality family time: everyone on a different screen in the same room, harvested by…
- Your savings account isn't empty. It's a memorial.
- You said "it's giving" about your own life. It's giving overdraft. It's giving rent…
- You "don't believe in labels". You believe in being kept as an option.
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