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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
FRIDAY, 12 JANUARY 2018
You put "open to work" on LinkedIn.
Six recruiters viewed your profile. Five were bots. The sixth was your ex, checking you're doing worse.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You deleted the app "for good". That was 40 minutes ago. You've reinstalled it…
- Wildflowering means letting the relationship grow naturally, with no timeline. It has the growth…
- Your birthday cake now needs a risk assessment. The candles are outnumbering the years…
- Your company's core values are printed on the wall. So nobody has to have…
- Nothing says adulthood like being excited about a new kettle. The kettle will outlast…
- Your favourite music is now called "a classic". So are you. It means old.
- Somebody, somewhere, is checking their phone hoping it's you. It's a debt collector.
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
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