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WEDNESDAY, 28 AUGUST 1996
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
- Skipping your daily coffee won't buy you a house. Nothing will. Have the coffee.
- He vanished for five months, then texted "haha so true" like he'd just popped…
- You are exactly where you're meant to be. That should frighten you more than…
- Your startup is a chatbot that tells customers they're right. Investors loved it. The…
- Dress for the job you want. The job you have will see you in…
- You negotiated your broadband bill down by $3 a month. The call took 94…
- You can do anything you set your mind to. Your mind has set itself…
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