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SATURDAY, 23 MAY 2026
You typed "speak to an agent" nine times.
The bot sent you a help article about speaking to agents. The agents were let go in March.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
- Your soulmate is out there. Currently leaving someone better on read.
- You put "open to work" on LinkedIn. Six recruiters viewed your profile. Five were…
- You've "romanticised your life". It's a candle, a croissant and a playlist called "main…
- You said "it's giving" about your own life. It's giving overdraft. It's giving rent…
- Your company's core values are printed on the wall. So nobody has to have…
- Monday morning has the energy of a printer that knows you're in a hurry.…
- Your toddler has stronger opinions about sock seams than you've had about anything since…
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