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Franz Kafka's ghost materializes at an HR seminar on workplace transformation.
"I once turned into a giant insect, and they still expected me at work Monday morning."
HR nods, taking notes: "Relatable. Continue."
Franz Kafka instructed his close friend Max Brod to burn all his unpublished manuscripts after his death, but Brod defied this wish and published them instead.
Is this true or false?
Explanation:
True! Kafka left instructions to burn his unpublished works including 'The Trial.' Max Brod famously disobeyed, giving the world influential 20th-century masterpieces.
Franz Kafka gets called into HR for his annual performance review.
HR Manager: 'Franz, your productivity reports are... concerning. You wrote that you spent six months turning into a bug?'
Kafka: 'Metaphorically.'
HR Manager: 'And this expense report claims you were arrested but never told why?'
Kafka: 'Also metaphorically.'
HR Manager: 'Franz, this is an insurance company. We need literal reports.'
Kafka: 'That's the most terrifying thing you've ever said to me.'
Franz Kafka's ghost materializes at an HR seminar on workplace transformation. "I once turned into a giant insect, and they still expected me at work Monday morning." HR nods, taking notes: "Relatable. Continue."
Did Franz Kafka ask his friend to burn all his unpublished manuscripts?
Franz Kafka gets called into HR for his annual performance review. HR Manager: 'Franz, your productivity reports are... concerning. You wrote that you spent six months turning into a bug?' Kafka: 'Metaphorically.' HR Manager: 'And this expense report claims you were arrested but never told why?' Kafka: 'Also metaphorically.' HR Manager: 'Franz, this is an insurance company. We need literal reports.' Kafka: 'That's the most terrifying thing you've ever said to me.'
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