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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
WEDNESDAY, 1 FEBRUARY 2006
Core collaboration days started as Tuesday. They now include Wednesday, Thursday, a Friday that's "just for vibes" and, according to the forecast, the rest of your working life.
— Zack, unqualified
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PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You said you'd "touch grass" this weekend. You took a photo of grass, posted…
- Consistency is key. You've said "I'll go tomorrow" for three years. It's the only…
- A budget is a list of things you're about to do anyway. Written down…
- You did the Mannequin Challenge again for old times' sake. The standing still was…
- Some meetings could have been an email. You'll spend four years of your one…
- You call it "quiet quitting". Your manager calls it "the same as before". Nobody…
- Move fast and break things. You broke the coffee machine, the budget and your…
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