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SATURDAY, 9 JANUARY 1993
The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
You took it in 2016. You've been sitting down since.
— Zack, unqualified
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PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Your boss hasn't taken a sick day in ten years. He has, however, given…
- You left them on read "to be mysterious". They didn't notice. They were also…
- You said you're "built different". You're built the same. Just assembled worse.
- Unlimited holiday is a lovely policy. The company did the maths on your guilt,…
- The retirement age goes up a year every time you check. It's not a…
- Doom spending is buying a heated eye mask because the news was bad. The…
- You call it "quiet quitting". Your manager calls it "the same as before". Nobody…
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