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This Is How Awkward You Sound While Sneaking Out Of Work For A Job Interview

This Is How Awkward You Sound While Sneaking Out Of Work For A Job Interview
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Writer, HuffPost

"What, me, going to a job interview?? No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no ..."

There's nothing quite as awkward as sneaking out of one job to go interview for another. Hurry, think of something! Um, doctors appointment? No, too obvious. Double baptism? Yes, perfect!

Fast Company wants you to know that when you leave work for a job interview somewhere else, you sound really, really awkward and obvious.

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