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ARCHIVED DEMOTIVATION
THURSDAY, 23 APRIL 2020
You call it "quiet quitting".
Your manager calls it "the same as before". Nobody can tell the difference. That's the bad news.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- You typed "speak to an agent" nine times. The bot sent you a help…
- You received 40 fundraising texts today. Democracy needs $5 by midnight. Every midnight.
- You negotiated your broadband bill down by $3 a month. The call took 94…
- You don't have a spending problem. You have an income problem, and it's terminal.
- Parenting is ten percent love and ninety percent asking where the other shoe is.…
- When life gives you lemons, it sends the invoice later. With interest.
- Your 5am routine went viral. You did it once, filmed it, and have slept…
THE CALENDAR OF DESPAIR
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