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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
FRIDAY, 7 OCTOBER 2011
You are a valued member of the team.
So was the last person in your chair. Nobody knows where she went.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Be your own boss. Your new boss naps at 2pm, can't pay you, and…
- Everything happens for a reason. The reason is you. It's always been you.
- You reinstalled Pokémon Go to get your steps up. Eleven kilometres later you'd caught…
- You "speak your truth". Your truth is mostly about the bin rota.
- Be yourself. Everyone else is taken. They were picked first. You're what was left.
- You said "we move". You've lived in the same bedroom since you were nine.
- Unlimited holiday is a lovely policy. The company did the maths on your guilt,…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
Newsletter / Issue No. 445
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