Steve’s tweets
- @zippy1981 Always do that. 5 hours ago
- @zippy1981 Not too often, some emails, but not that bad. However, when I need a job, I ask friends first, quietly.… twitter.com/i/web/status/8… 5 hours ago
- @zippy1981 Interesting. How would they know you need a job? 5 hours ago
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