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THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2017
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
- Unlimited holiday is a lovely policy. The company did the maths on your guilt,…
- You've "been meaning to" for three years. The thing you meant to do has…
- Monday has its own support group. The group is everyone. The meetings are also…
- Your inbox reached zero once. The server was down. You were briefly free and…
- They posted an apology in the Notes app. It was addressed to the fans.…
- You "grew out of" your old friends. They grew out of waiting for you…
- Your startup is an app that replaces a phone call. With a waitlist, a…
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