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SATURDAY, 29 OCTOBER 2005
You typed "speak to an agent" nine times.
The bot sent you a help article about speaking to agents. The agents were let go in March.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- The first email you open on Monday is a reply-all from Friday. Forty replies.…
- You have a "5-year plan". It's a Pinterest board. It's mostly kitchens.
- Your 47 open tabs are an accurate map of your inner life. Someone will…
- Love is patient. Your partner is not, and has started a note on their…
- Your 5am routine went viral. You did it once, filmed it, and have slept…
- The council listened to your feedback. Then it did the thing anyway, but with…
- It's not a career ladder. It's a hamster wheel. The hamster has a LinkedIn…
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