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THURSDAY, 16 FEBRUARY 2017
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
- Lessons will be learned. By whom, and when, will also be learned. Eventually. Possibly.
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- The return to office is completely optional. So was the badge-swipe leaderboard, and yet…
- You reinstalled Pokémon Go to get your steps up. Eleven kilometres later you'd caught…
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