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Why corporate jargon ruins a casual hangout

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Bringing professional boardroom energy into a relaxing weekend scenario serves as a uniquely modern form of psychological torture. Eager professionals seem completely incapable of turning off their organizational synergy, treating a standard friendly hangout like a quarterly review.

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