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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
TUESDAY, 5 JUNE 2001
Monday is a core collaboration day. As, it turns out, is every day ending in y, right up until the all-hands where they mention you in the past tense.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- They posted an apology in the Notes app. It was addressed to the fans.…
- Work smarter, not harder. You've chosen neither, and HR has a folder.
- You said "that's so me" about a horoscope. It also described 600 million other…
- Start the week strong. Or at 9:14, camera off, pretending your face is a…
- Every great company started in a garage. Yours will end there too. The car's…
- You're "chronically online". Chronic means long-term. You've been online so long your eyes have…
- You're not getting older. You're getting closer. That's worse.
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