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WEDNESDAY, 9 NOVEMBER 1994
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
- Your desk plant is the only thing in the office still growing. When you…
- You call it a "situationship" because "relationship" would mean someone has to commit to…
- No pain, no gain. You chose neither. Your heart has noted it in your…
- You left them on read "to be mysterious". They didn't notice. They were also…
- You negotiated your broadband bill down by $3 a month. The call took 94…
- You've been "about to start the gym" since January. It's October. The gym has…
- Early access means you paid to watch someone not finish something. You do that…
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