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TUESDAY, 26 SEPTEMBER 1995
Monday is a core collaboration day. As, it turns out, is every day ending in y, right up until the all-hands where they mention you in the past tense.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Monday morning has the energy of a printer that knows you're in a hurry.…
- Your inbox reached zero once. The server was down. You were briefly free and…
- Everyone's bringing back the dog filter. Your face has been doing the droopy-ears look…
- Your therapist said set boundaries. You set one. Then texted them at 2 a.m.…
- You said you "thrive in a fast-paced environment". It took you three days to…
- You "romanticise studying". You've filmed it, lit it and soundtracked it. You haven't studied.
- Synergy is two departments confused about the same thing at once. They'll merge. You'll…
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