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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
WEDNESDAY, 26 NOVEMBER 2014
The first email you open on Monday is a reply-all from Friday.
Forty replies. Four mention you. None kindly.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Find your purpose. It's in the drawer with the takeaway menus and a key…
- Work smarter, not harder. You've chosen neither, and HR has a folder.
- The consultation runs for twelve weeks. The decision was made in week zero.
- You asked the chatbot if you were a good parent. It said "absolutely" before…
- No pain, no gain. You chose neither. Your heart has noted it in your…
- Loud budgeting is telling everyone you can't afford brunch. Quiet budgeting is going anyway,…
- You did the Mannequin Challenge again for old times' sake. The standing still was…
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