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TUESDAY, 12 APRIL 2022
The in-office lunch is optional.
The man with the clipboard and no sandwich is writing down who didn't come. Then who did, but looked replaceable.
— Zack, unqualified
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PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
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- You've rewritten that text nine times to sound like you didn't care. It's been…
- You've got a side hustle, a passion project and a podcast. Combined monthly income:…
- Sleep when the baby sleeps. Also pay the mortgage when the baby pays the…
- Monday motivation is a myth. Like the Loch Ness Monster, a clean office microwave,…
- Wisdom comes with age. So does standing on the landing with no idea why…
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