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Economist on "Biggest surprise at the new job"

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Is how lazy my new colleagues are.

Sure miss the days of shooting the sh1t with Whitney at 10pm, or running back to the office after a hockey game with David to check on the RAs' progress. Sending Heidi an email at 11pm Sunday and hearing back in under 20m! And of course, the lip-smacking sounds emanating from DA's office as the empty chicken bucket is deposited in a recycling bin at 5:30am.

No more. My new colleagues, though smart, are 9-to-5 clock punchers without ambition. It's as if the schools email system is inoperable on weekends. And heaven help you if you try to ping someone on a holiday. We had a job candidate who couldn't stay for Monday night meal but no one would volunteer to take him out on Sunday evening.

I'll fit right in.


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