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WEDNESDAY, 12 JULY 1995
The in-office lunch is optional.
The man with the clipboard and no sandwich is writing down who didn't come. Then who did, but looked replaceable.
— Zack, unqualified
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PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You don't skip leg day. You skip every day. The legs know. The legs…
- You can do anything you set your mind to. Your mind has set itself…
- You "grew out of" your old friends. They grew out of waiting for you…
- The council listened to your feedback. Then it did the thing anyway, but with…
- Your thirties are your twenties with consequences. The hangover lasts until Wednesday and reports…
- You put "open to work" on LinkedIn. Six recruiters viewed your profile. Five were…
- Kids grow up so fast. Except between 5pm and bedtime, when time stops and…
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