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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013
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
- You're "taking a social media break". You announced it on social media. Twice. With…
- You hyped your mate's mixtape. You've never listened to it. Neither has anyone. Including…
- The in-office lunch is optional. The man with the clipboard and no sandwich is…
- You said "this is my year". You've said it since 2019. The years have…
- You've "been meaning to" for three years. The thing you meant to do has…
- Everything happens for a reason. The reason is you. It's always been you.
- Ghostlighting is when someone disappears for eight weeks and comes back with "you've been…
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