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“I said it in January in an all-hands. He said it in May in the same all-hands, using almost the same words. I timed it. Four months, twelve minutes, and a promotion cycle in between. I did not correct anyone. I have started correcting people. I do not care anymore if it makes the room uncomfortable. The room was already uncomfortable. It was just quiet about it.”