The phrase that makes professionals groan Every workplace has a phrase that makes experienced people quietly grind their teeth. It starts like this. “Can’t you just…” Can’t you just add that

I am in a hotel room in Atlanta. It is early. Earlier than I prefer to be awake without coffee. Outside my window, marathon runners are streaming down the street in a steady,

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