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Work Hard, Play Hard... Or Just Take a Nap? Corporate Phrases That Drive Us Bananas!

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Jenny and Sarah tear into the corporate phrasebook, dissecting the BS behind sayings like "work hard, play hard" – which usually translates to the soul-crushing reality of the Hotel California of the workplace ("you can check out any time you want, but you can never leave"). They dig into the eye-rolling phenomenon of forced "fun" and just come right out and say that instead of "work hard, play hard," they're definitely more the "play medium and take a nap" type. Plus, they'll raise a collective middle finger to the "fun fact" icebreaker. Clearly, the mastermind behind this exercise in awkwardness needs a serious lesson in what "fun" actually means.

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Jenny and Sarah tear into the corporate phrasebook, dissecting the BS behind sayings like "work hard, play hard" – which usually translates to the soul-crushing reality of the Hotel California of the workplace ("you can check out any time you want, but you can never leave"). They dig into the eye-rolling phenomenon of forced "fun" and just come right out and say that instead of "work hard, play hard," they're definitely more the "play medium and take a nap" type. Plus, they'll raise a collective middle finger to the "fun fact" icebreaker. Clearly, the mastermind behind this exercise in awkwardness needs a serious lesson in what "fun" actually means.

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