a rat race - life of endless competition and commuting., bumper-to-bumper - heavy traffic., walking on eggshells - being extra careful not to upset people., backstabbing colleagues - coworkers who betray or gossip, breathing down your neck - being watched too closely., hovering like a helicopter - a boss who stays so close, burning the candle at both ends - verworking day and night., always on call - never free from work., making ends meet - struggling to cover basic expenses., living hand to mouth - barely surviving financially., held together with duct tape - something old, barely working., more trouble than it’s worth - too problematic to be useful., death by PowerPoint - painfully boring meetings with slides., a meeting that could have been an email - modern workplace cliché, thankless job - hard work, no appreciation., taken for granted - efforts ignored or undervalued., short-staffed - not enough employees., spinning plates - juggling too many tasks at once., stuck in a dead-end job - no chance of promotion., hitting a glass ceiling - invisible barriers to career progress.,

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