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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
FRIDAY, 25 OCTOBER 2019
Your boss hasn't taken a sick day in ten years.
He has, however, given out about forty.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You went "no contact" with your ex. You still check their Spotify. They're listening…
- Your therapist said set boundaries. You set one. Then texted them at 2 a.m.…
- Your alarm didn't wake you. The dread did. It doesn't have a snooze button.
- You moneymaxxed so hard this month you earned $4.80 in cashback. It cost three…
- You call it "quiet quitting". Your manager calls it "the same as before". Nobody…
- You received 40 fundraising texts today. Democracy needs $5 by midnight. Every midnight.
- Your 47 open tabs are an accurate map of your inner life. Someone will…
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