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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
FRIDAY, 16 JANUARY 1998
Early access means you paid to watch someone not finish something.
You do that at work for free.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You typed "speak to an agent" nine times. The bot sent you a help…
- You said you're "built different". You're built the same. Just assembled worse.
- You're "healing your inner child". Your inner child is fine. It's your outer adult…
- You call it "quiet quitting". Your manager calls it "the same as before". Nobody…
- Work smarter, not harder. You've chosen neither, and HR has a folder.
- Nothing says adulthood like being excited about a new kettle. The kettle will outlast…
- The hardest part of working out is getting started. You've made sure it stays…
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