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WEDNESDAY, 6 DECEMBER 1995
The return to office is completely optional.
So was the badge-swipe leaderboard, and yet there you are, ranked 41st. They're "reviewing" 41st.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- When life gives you lemons, it sends the invoice later. With interest.
- Your therapist said set boundaries. You set one. Then texted them at 2 a.m.…
- Ghostlighting is when someone disappears for eight weeks and comes back with "you've been…
- Ghostlighting is when someone disappears for eight weeks and comes back with "you've been…
- "Let's take this offline" means "let's never speak of this again." That's also the…
- Your job title will outlive you. It's already been posted on LinkedIn, with a…
- The council listened to your feedback. Then it did the thing anyway, but with…
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