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Weekly Contest #343
I shouldn't have called out. Olive had a tendency of doing this when calling out sick, feeling guilty. But, she couldn't take it anymore. If she had to input one more employee who ended up not even starting on the date she was informed of, she was going to smash her work laptop...at work. Her boss always said they were “willing to help” or “do what was best for the team,” but Olive had taken on the role of three other staff members who had quit over the last year. She reminded herself that her job wasn’t her life and to try and enjoy this d...
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