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WEDNESDAY, 21 DECEMBER 2016
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
- You "can't do mornings". You also can't do afternoons, evenings or emails.
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- You started saying "oof" when you sit down. That's the countdown, out loud.
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- Inside every older person is a younger person. The younger person is furious about…
- Synergy is two departments confused about the same thing at once. They'll merge. You'll…
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