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The Ten Stages of Busy Season

Acceptance is not a stage.

In the beginning, you're SO ready for this. LET'S GO

Then you realize you'll be working your first Sunday in January

A month in, you regret EVERYTHING

You begin to hate every single human being in your office

You then consider — if briefly — the possibility of hooking up with one of them

If you have to eat one more team pizza lunch, you'll scream

You swear as soon as this shit is over, you are SO outta here

Just when you think you can't take another minute of this…

It's OVER!

Well, at least until next year

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