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THURSDAY, 26 SEPTEMBER 2002
Monday has its own support group.
The group is everyone. The meetings are also on Monday.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Every company now has an AI assistant. It's the only member of staff nobody's…
- 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.
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