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"65 hours a week? I remember my first part-time job!"
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"65 hours a week? I remember my first part-time job!"

I wanted to spear this idiot through a table.

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Ted Bauer
Jan 30, 2019
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The quote in the headline sets up like this:

Years ago, I was working at a trade show in Las Vegas. The company I worked for was hosting the trade show, and it was "all hands on deck." I think Wednesday night of that week, we have a staff party up in some suite. A junior female employee says "Wow, this week is intense. I bet I'll do 65 hours or so."

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