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"I had a monstrous meltdown": we suggest you do your best to avoid cracking up like these career women. (Cosmo Careers).(Brief Article)
* "A fat, balding customer walked in to my travel agency and whistled for me to come help him. I was livid. I yelled across the room, `I am not an animal, you pig with a receding hairline!' Not surprisingly, I got canned." --Ellie, 25
* "I accidentally mixed up the originals and the copies of some important documents--and shredded the originals! I had to interrupt my boss's meeting and explain through sobs what I'd done." --Kelly, 32
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