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WEDNESDAY, 25 SEPTEMBER 2002
Every company now has an AI assistant.
It's the only member of staff nobody's asked to come in on Fridays, and the only one getting your job.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You have a "5-year plan". It's a Pinterest board. It's mostly kitchens.
- Don't settle. Your standards already have. They didn't tell you.
- They posted an apology in the Notes app. It was addressed to the fans.…
- Your teenager isn't ignoring everyone. Just you. You're saved in their phone as "Do…
- Mondays aren't so bad. They're just Sundays that opened their bank statement.
- Your complaint has been escalated. It is now ignored by someone more senior.
- You hyped your mate's mixtape. You've never listened to it. Neither has anyone. Including…
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