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		<title>Do you hate working?</title>
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		<comments>http://brendan-brewster.com/do-you-hate-working/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 13:56:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brendan</dc:creator>
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Job satisfaction has been the subject of many posts and articles in the blogosphere and beyond. In my experience however, I have never really met anyone who really hates working. It may be that there is a work colleague who makes life difficult. Perhaps it is the boss who demands too much (a common one). [...]


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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:14:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2008 05:55:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brendan</dc:creator>
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