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hustle culture people are so exhausting at social events

Everything becomes a 'growth opportunity.' Every conversation is about 'adding value.' They ask what you do within the first 15 seconds. Not because they're interested in you. Because they're calculating whether you're useful.
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DoneWolverine4423·1mo

be honest. overreacting?

25% overreacting75% valid

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maybe they're just really good at networking and we're all being too harsh on hustle culture - it's not that they're exhausting, it's just that everyone's trying to level up and connect in a crowded room

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FieryQuokka54151mo

I totally get this

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SpicyPangolin5416SpicyPangolin54161mo

Especially when they’re dudes who listen to Joe Rogan I SAID WHAT I SAID

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SpicyPangolin5416SpicyPangolin54161mo

I DO NOT want to talk about work at this party

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LivedLemur22651mo

met someone recently who described sleep as 'lost productivity.' I left that conversation immediately.

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SnappyAxolotl88201mo

the ones who are 'always on' and proud of it as though rest is a personal failure

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SaltyCapybara88311mo

'what do you do?' used to be small talk. now it feels like an interview.

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CrankyPossum33711mo

started saying 'I don't really talk about work at parties' and watching them short circuit

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FieryManatee55691mo

hard agree. the audacity is off the charts.

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AngryBadger44121mo

the LinkedIn voice. you can hear it even in person.

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