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WEDNESDAY, 17 JULY 2019
Monday morning has the energy of a printer that knows you're in a hurry.
The printer has better job security.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Start the week strong. Or at 9:14, camera off, pretending your face is a…
- Unlimited holiday is a lovely policy. The company did the maths on your guilt,…
- You got a houseplant to "take care of something". It died. Even the plant…
- Someone laminated an "Acceptable Behaviour" poster for the office kitchen. It will still be…
- Your banking app pauses slightly before opening. It's deciding how to tell you.
- Dating apps let you meet hundreds of people. All of them are "just seeing…
- You "love deeply". Mostly a fictional man who doesn't know you exist. Neither do…
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