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Looks like the page is currently being hugged to death so I’m not sure if this is actually related to OP, but…

My father was very much in the category of “disgruntled federal employee” during his employment with the USGS. I’ll spare most of the details, but the most ridiculous thing I remember was his screensaver showing the countdown, in days, until retirement. He had this going for at least 15 years prior to his retirement.

Can you imagine going into work every day and seeing a countdown with nearly 5000 days on it? Absolutely nuts to me.

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