"Manager: ""How long do you think this will take? ""

My brain:
Don't do it
Don't do it
Don't do it
Don't do it
Don't do it
Don't do it
Don't do it
Don't do it

Me:
""Shouldn't take too long"""

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Senior Managing Director 1 has somehow managed to capture the essence of every email I’ve ever received from director and up 😂

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I’m surprised this meme hasn’t infected the bowl until now. But well played OP, well played.

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Gotta learn the art of underpromising to overdeliver

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Pure Shakespeare ....🥴

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#facts

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Happens all the time to me!!!

Me all day today...

I get th “it not take long”, about an hour, have it to you first thing. I remind my analysts, associates, VP’s and Directors to Call Me -if you don’t understand or Gordon some garbled from somebody up the food chain. I hate he wasted time and panic when that starts when things are not working out. I take calls until about 11pm and anytime on Weekends

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