CROSSWORD

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Across
  1. 2. The perfect spiel you’ve rehearsed 50 times.
  2. 4. What you build when you're not asking for a job (but secretly are).
  3. 7. The paragraph you rewrite 20 times, only to be ignored.
  4. 9. That thing you complain about but can’t live without.
  5. 10. The person who always wants it yesterday.
  6. 12. The line you dread crossing late.
  7. 14. The new office standard, until the Wi-Fi dies.
  8. 16. Verbal tug-of-war with strangers in formals.
Down
  1. 1. Urgency’s four-letter word.
  2. 3. A conversation where judgement is mutual—but power isn't.
  3. 5. The office accessory no one talks about but everyone wears.
  4. 6. That golden ticket you wait for while pretending not to care.
  5. 8. What gets read before you're heard.
  6. 11. What makes the dream work (allegedly).
  7. 13. Deadline's favorite acronym.
  8. 15. The department that hires, fires, and never forgets.