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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
SATURDAY, 3 JULY 1999
You put "open to work" on LinkedIn.
Six recruiters viewed your profile. Five were bots. The sixth was your ex, checking you're doing worse.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
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THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
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