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Old 10-06-2015, 02:18 PM   #1
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My final official day is this Friday 10/9/2015. I’ve more or less been off since last week. My exit from w*rk has been pretty positive, I logged out today for the final time. What a relief! I 'm open to part time projects but I'm not going to search too much for anything. So far my time off has been very pleasant and I’m taking some time to discover a bit about myself to plan the next third of my life. My spouse is going to hang in there for two more years or so and I’ll be preparing our future, kind of
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My final official day is this Friday 10/9/2015. I’ve more or less been off since last week. My exit from w*rk has been pretty positive, I logged out today for the final time. What a relief! I 'm open to part time projects but I'm not going to search too much for anything. So far my time off has been very pleasant and I’m taking some time to discover a bit about myself to plan the next third of my life. My spouse is going to hang in there for two more years or so and I’ll be preparing our future, kind of
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