Uh oh everyone… I was hired for a senior position and the people on my team are trying to connect? Am I in a cult? They asked me how my day was… how sickening is that?

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Gross. Throw it right back at 'em with: "Just another day in paradise"

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Every time, same response, same faux chuckle

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Well it sounds like you're in pretty deep now. Your best bet would be to conveniently disappear when you're needed most, tank the project so you can blame everyone else, and come up with a gameplan for finessing your way to the bench so you can go back to chilling.

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The only two appropriate responses to that are "living the dream" or "just another day in paradise," though if you're feeling extra spicy you can go with a perfectly pitched rendition of the chorus of Working for the Weekend.

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Just give really ridiculous answers to those kinds of unnecessary ridiculous questions.

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The audacity!

God forbid. Oh my.

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