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The Careerologist: I cannot stand this protein shake obsession

Listening to a colleague talk about their gym routine can be achingly dull — but it's impossible to be interesting for nine hours a day

The Careerologist: I cannot stand this protein shake obsession
Photo: Bill Brown

I’m sick of colleagues and their protein shakes. For the past eight days in a row (I am counting) my project manager has managed to slip into conversation a long description of his gym routine and the fact that he was in the army. What can I do?

Management consultant, 34

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