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December 31, 2013

What Happens When One of Your Coworkers Dies

“It’s Tuesday, it’s February, it’s my first day back at work after a week on vacation. I notice the candle in the foyer just as the whoosh of the door blows it out. They never did that for my birthday, I think as I walk past reception.”

Michael Hobbes The Billfold Dec 2013 10min Permalink