Shades of frustration
A set of paints to really set you in the right mood:
- Unrequited umber
- Painful puce
- Flummoxed fuchsia
- Punk-arse periwinkle
- Obstinate orange
- Vitriolic violet
- Acidic amber
- Jaded jade
- Sarcastic scarlet
- Blasé brown
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* “What... is this?”
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🚨Standard disclaimer: This is not commentary on any single workplace in particular.
“Just bumping the message above.”
A phrase that reminds me of the Facebook imperative that persisted for years and years to “poke” your friends. Used in public channels of messaging applications to indicate it’s been at least
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