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WEDNESDAY, 15 NOVEMBER 1995
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
- Life is short. A measurable chunk of it will be spent in the post…
- Your banking app pauses slightly before opening. It's deciding how to tell you.
- You bought 41 games in the Steam sale. You will play two. The other…
- Dress for the job you want. The job you have will see you in…
- You don't have a spending problem. You have an income problem, and it's terminal.
- Your chatbot calls every one of your ideas "a really insightful question". Zack has…
- Think outside the box. The box had the budget. You're out here with a…
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