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Man awarded £33,000 because his job was so boring

His ‘bore-out’ led him to have an epileptic fit while driving
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Everyone’s had one of those days where procrastination creeps in and consumes the rest of the working day. Well, one man from Paris was bored of being bored which led to serious health conditions and him suing the company.

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