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FRIDAY, 28 NOVEMBER 2014
The council listened to your feedback.
Then it did the thing anyway, but with listening.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You "don't do small talk". You also don't do big talk, phone calls, emails…
- The first email you open on Monday is a reply-all from Friday. Forty replies.…
- 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…
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