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A fresh disappointment every morning. Like the news, but more honest.
ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
FRIDAY, 11 JULY 1997
Nobody notices when you do your job well.
Everyone notices when you leave at 5:01. Your retirement will get a shorter email.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You typed "speak to an agent" nine times. The bot sent you a help…
- Parenting is ten percent love and ninety percent asking where the other shoe is.…
- You pre-ordered it for the cape. The cape is now £3.99 for everyone else.
- Every parent has a favourite child. It's whichever one isn't currently talking.
- Your Candy Crush streak is on day 212. The game hasn't been fun since…
- Some people run marathons. You run late, and you still come last.
- You've got a side hustle, a passion project and a podcast. Combined monthly income:…
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