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I was being tag-team interviewed for a programming job. The first guy asked me what I disliked about my current workplace. I said, "Nothing," because money was my only reason for leaving. He didn't believe I couldn't find one negative thing to say, and made bold marks (probably a big "X") on a paper. In the next interview, a lady manager asked me the same question. Not wanting to make the same mistake twice, I said, "Office politics," and sat back smiling, ready for the next question. She frowned and said, "Define office politics." I said, "Umm..habbadababbadah...gah..er," until she decided to move on to another question. I got the job!


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