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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
THURSDAY, 20 SEPTEMBER 2012
The return to office is completely optional.
So was the badge-swipe leaderboard, and yet there you are, ranked 41st. They're "reviewing" 41st.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Romance isn't dead. It just stopped waiting for a reply to your "hey" from…
- Clear-coding means stating your intentions up front. Hers was "I have a hard stop…
- You "don't believe in labels". You believe in being kept as an option.
- You are exactly where you're meant to be. That should frighten you more than…
- You "can't do mornings". You also can't do afternoons, evenings or emails.
- Your startup is an app that replaces a phone call. With a waitlist, a…
- The consultation runs for twelve weeks. The decision was made in week zero.
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