Joe is being forced to return to the office, despite a big virus that I guess his work hasn't heard of yet. The Sickos discuss the perverse tendency for managers to consider problems solved forever as soon as they are acknowledged in any way. Then, the Sickos bitch about the odious Netflix cartoon Chicago Party Aunt, and Tom yammers about Real for 20 minutes.
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