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Resist? No, Insist.

We can at least try to get exactly what we want.

Emily Sanders Hopkins
Aug 26, 2019
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LETTERS: Bad offices and self-help gurus

Dear Emily,

I'm a naturally lighthearted person, I like humans, and I need good laughs to survive, like a plant needs water.  My problem is that I work in a super serious office.  It's all business all the time.  No idle chit chat, no lunch dates, and no laughing!  For my first couple years working there I looked a…

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