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The violent elastic retaliation of a bedsheet that refuses to encompass a mattress corner.
Read full entry →A performance of intense concentration on a progress bar so coworkers think you are doing complex coding.
Read full entry →The mechanical typing of laughter into a group chat while experiencing the emotional baseline of a damp sponge.
Read full entry →A terrifying two-word message that immediately convinces the recipient that someone has died or they are being fired.
Read full entry →The subtle manipulation of a cursor to prevent your workplace chat icon from turning yellow while you make tea.
Read full entry →The physical struggle with a computer connection that defies the basic laws of geometry.
Read full entry →The malicious scheduling of a high-stress email designed to hit an inbox exactly at closing time.
Read full entry →Seeking sanctuary in a bathroom stall to evade the person who always asks for 'a quick favour'.
Read full entry →A highly modulated, supportive laugh deployed exclusively upwards in a corporate hierarchy.
Read full entry →Highly professional language utilized specifically to highlight a colleague's spectacular incompetence.
Read full entry →A meditative, catatonic state induced by looking at Microsoft Excel while thinking about absolutely nothing.
Read full entry →A 45-minute video call organized entirely to convey two sentences of basic information.
Read full entry →The act of traversing an office with purpose and a random document to avoid being handed actual work.
Read full entry →The weaponization of standard email sign-offs, where 'Kind Regards' is typed with lethal fury.
Read full entry →A passive-aggressive interior design maneuver used to establish ownership of the best spot on the sofa.
Read full entry →The subconscious collection of multiple water receptacles next to a bed over a period of several nights.
Read full entry →The societal law dictating that after asking 'pardon?' twice, one must simply laugh and hope it wasn't a question.
Read full entry →The highly uncomfortable sensation of a deep inhalation being ruined by someone asking you a question.
Read full entry →The permanent, unusable crinkling of adhesive tape that forces you to throw it away and start again.
Read full entry →The irrational belief that an item purchased five minutes ago has already been dispatched.
Read full entry →The unstoppable, contagious transfer of exhaustion from one person to another.
Read full entry →The paradox where a plug with only two sides requires three attempts to insert correctly.
Read full entry →The mutual, silent agreement between two conversationalists to ignore a rogue droplet of saliva.
Read full entry →The involuntary need to walk in circles through multiple rooms while speaking on the phone.
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