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It’s no secret that getting along with management people is not always a given, but rather a gift. They often put too much pressure on the backs of already stressed employees, making it a perfectly toxic workplace environment to brew and prosper. And in some more extreme cases, it gets passive-aggressive, to say the least.

The corner of Reddit known by the name which screams sarcasm, Thanks Management, is a safe space to talk about hard things. According to the subreddit’s description, it’s a place made for “Showcasing notices from imperious middle managers, owners, landlords, school administrators, mean bosses, and overall pedants. Bonus points for misspellings, exclamation marks, threats over petty bullshit.”

And they mean it. From evil posters put up in the staff room as if nothing happened to the implementation of very questionable tools that are supposed to boost productivity at the expense of people, these are some take-notes-kids examples of how not to run your business.

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Landlord Cites Old Testament In Increasing Rent

Landlord Cites Old Testament In Increasing Rent

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Nobody is safe from mean management practices in the workplace, regardless of how much you love or hate your job. But let’s be honest, the more pressure we have put on our shoulders, the less motivated we are to add that extra bit of effort to the company we work for.

And although this can happen for many different reasons, mean managers can be a huge setback for us professionally and emotionally. But how you determine whether the management has indeed crossed the line? Buzzwords like toxic workplace are all over the place, but when it comes to real life, most of us are left scratching our heads.

Rude behavior toward employees is generally defined as a display of disrespect, a breaking of social norms or expectations, a breach of etiquette, or ignoring "accepted" behavior. It can also mean that a manager is behaving inconsiderately, aggressively, or deliberately offensively.

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Rudeness can manifest in many forms, from passive-aggressive behavior, micromanaging, anger management problems, to favoritism towards one person, bullying, and many more. The mean behavior can also be used as a way to display one’s power and show superiority over others, and in this case, as well as others, you'd better run far away from it.

In such cases, setting boundaries is key. Everyone should learn to distance themselves from a manager who’s mean to them and, at some point, stop taking in all the negativity. In other cases, if you are sure that your boss is incompetent, it’s just reasonable to become a leader on your own.

Management will notice your initiative eventually, and you will likely earn some extra points just by keeping the mean person out of the loop.

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Gym Management. Have Fun With This One

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chi-wei shen
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Despite the wording, it's mainly addressed to people who are too lazy to clean up after them.

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Op Was Fired For Not Showing Up To Work On 5 Hours Of Notice At 3:30am

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Whatever happens, make yourself a top priority. It’s just not fair to allow yourself to be treated badly and purposefully disrespected day by day by someone who has no reason to do so. In some extreme cases, even the best reasoning is not an excuse for anyone to shout or offend you, whether it’s a co-worker, a manager, or a boss.

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Gentle Reminder From Management

Gentle Reminder From Management

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Anti-Picnic Picnic Benches

Anti-Picnic Picnic Benches

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Marcellus the Third
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You misunderstand, only 2 of the 3 sides have this sign --- there's only one picnic side.

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Got Ya!

Got Ya!

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Damn No More Group Crying And Screaming

Damn No More Group Crying And Screaming

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Tilted Bathroom Break

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Riani Kivela
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

From the "Why deal with a problem by speaking directly with those involved when you can make everyone miserable?" school of management.

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Easily Excitable Panda
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Also known as, "We got new toilets but gave the wrong specs, so we're selling it as a 'time-saver.'

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Erin C
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They underestimate a woman's ability to stay in unbearable positions for more than 5 minutes.

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James016
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Cue legal action from an employee who suffers from IBS....

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DC
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah, I always go to work, clock on, and then sleep an hour or two on the John ... doesn't everybody do this? Hm, well - this is just effed up. Sometimes, people HAVE to sit there longer, because they have some kind of health issue, or just have eaten something wrong they didn't take that well - and then, on top, it also is intentfully uncomfortable and stressing and stuff? Fug Dub, that is! Totally Fug Dub.

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Spork420
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Honestly, people at my work will spend a half hour, maybe an hour sitting in there watching movies on their phones, make phone calls, etc. If you need to actually use the toilet, sometimes it's difficult to find a stall that isn't being used as a lounge.

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Dave
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sit backwards and there's a resting place for your phone

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EQXL
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And here I am in a country where more and more employers are giving employees a day off every week without loss of pay with only one condition. They have to spend that day for themselves. So no housework or anything. Just stuff that's good for your (mental) health.

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kjorn
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

let's pay thousand of dollard to install new toilet instead of giving decent break to our employees

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The Dave
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Boss makes a dollar, I make a dime. That's why I poop on company time!

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Requiem
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Big deal, most people can go in for 30 mins and your legs are completely asleep then

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Nisse Danielsson
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is a old trick, they could be found everywhere at the steelmill in my town, but only at the blue collar toilets..... I think they were removed in the mid 70, but they spare one as an example.

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Kathryn Baylis
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Let me guess. They then won’t pay out Workmen’s Comp for the medical expenses for the physical damage from the leg strain caused by their toilets. Toilets they replaced the old ones with specifically because they cause that very same leg strain. One savage lawyer would have a f*****g profitable field day with this s**t.

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Marcellus the Third
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is from a 2019 patent application... which I'm guessing has been rejected for prior art as 108y prior a company already sold them and nobody bought them: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-50835604

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Danny Bai
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Solution: Buy an angled toilet seat that angles the seat back up (If it exists)

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Kat
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Also, sitting on a toilet sealt for a long time, is really bad for your health, weakens pelvic muscles.

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backatya
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Damn either they have a lazy employee problem or the mngt. is being a D*ck.

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Luuta
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Cost to the company of researching and buying these toilets, together with increased time off work due to the additional stress, probably twice the cost lost in people sitting slightly longer on the toilet.

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Amir Dror
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Just bring something to put under the front of the seat... also, flush wet towels and make them replace the plumbing every month...

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JD Lee
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So the benefit to the employees is productivity? Maybe spend the money they coughed up for the fancy toilet towards medical insurance for said employees with stress induced IBD.

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Mickie Shea
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Glass enclosures would helps the process. Beside they are eating to much for lunch and that full tummy will slow production.

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Vicky Z
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well why not go further? Remove toilets completely and put catheters to your employees so they don't stop working at all!😡😡😡😡

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elfin
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If someone sits on a toilet for five minutes or more, I suspect they really, really need to be sitting on a toilet.

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moeless
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

George would just drop work and give himself 40 minute breaks in the can. This would not help. He was just texting friends and family.

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Morgan Carpenter
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If people would rather inhale the smell of s**t than continue with their workday then that company needs to take a good long look at themselves.

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WhatEvenIsLife
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Literally torturing people to get a few more seconds of "productivity" out of them.

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John C
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Challenge Accepted. I'm gonna start upping my wall squats at the gym.

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Kat Rob
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And that's when you start sitting on the toilet backwards

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B Jones
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

5 minutes and someone will invent a wedge to prop up the seat front

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Ryan Badgley
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Boss makes a dollar I make a dime that’s why I poop on company time

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Paradise
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had to be the manager who left a note on the toilet to flush. I knew who it was, and he was a repeat offender, I just didnt want to make them...or me... embarassed.

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Paradise
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have a 10 minute break, let me use it how I want -whether it is an extra minute in the bathroom to do whatever (phone, hair, brush teeth) or if I actually have to take a deuce that takes awhile.

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Brett Connor
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

this has nothihng to do with "time on the toilet" It's about better Anatomy posture for easier pooping.

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Eithne Griffiths
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Back when I worked for BT in England we had 7 mins to go to the bathroom. Two mins of that was "travelling time".

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Aaron Kara
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This would be counterproductive. I would need to increase the frequency at which I attempt to s**t because my window to fully evacuate my bowels has been reduced to 5 minutes slots. Which means I'll have to split my poo time across 15 different sessions.

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Lorelai Purvis
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

this honestly reminds me of the captain underpants episode where mr krupp installs weird desks & air raid sirens at recess

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Owen Salmon2028
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

perpares to make company that make sure that it has extream comfort no dam lies or poo that other companys have

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Bill
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My employer has this one beat. Ever used a port a potty at-20F?

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Requiem
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Does he control the weather? and your on a construction site with no running water? I had an out house in -30 as a kid at the family cottage

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Sum Guy
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You think companies will replace the old toilets with these and run up costs

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N G
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Main benefit to employERS is improved employee productivity. Employees don't benefit at all. And as one with IBS, I would be looking for somewhere else to work.

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Peko
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Thing is employees pick up on these things, if you're making them miserable at every turn they won't do a thing more than they're paid for. And for most low wage jobs that's a bad deal.

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chi-wei shen
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This reminds me of the proposed standing-up airplane seats. They are very uncomfortable but make more money for the company using them. Standing-u...aecb49.jpg Standing-up-airplane-seat-6051bccaecb49.jpg

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yo this is EXACTLY what I thought of first lol. I’ve never flown Spirit and I hope I never have to

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We’re All Finally Saved

We’re All Finally Saved

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Old Mate Number 11 Saving Me From Having To S*** On Op's Desk

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Smell Check?

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Spare a thought for the poor bugger that gets paid to do the smell check!

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When Management Turns A Nice Gesture Into An Insult

When Management Turns A Nice Gesture Into An Insult

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At A Middle School I Recently Visited

At A Middle School I Recently Visited

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I Guess They Had One Too Many?

I Guess They Had One Too Many?

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Flowers
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Don't be bashful, step right up and use the toilet, nevermind the camera.

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Ahhh Yes. Thank You For Helping The Community

Ahhh Yes. Thank You For Helping The Community

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Sincerely, Disappointed

Sincerely, Disappointed

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you're paying rent then you should be able to do whatever you want behind closed doors as long as it doesn't bother anyone else.

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Being An Asshole To People Trying To Get Out Of The Cold

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

sums up the uncaring world we find ourselves in today , so sad , but so very true

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Standing Is Not An Option

Standing Is Not An Option

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Thanks, Management!

Thanks, Management!

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