What’s The Worst Advice You’ve Ever Received?

What’s The Worst Advice You’ve Ever Received?

Not everyone is great at giving advice. Sometimes, you’ll ask a friend for help and they will give you the most hare-brained response imaginable. So we want to hear it, what’s the worst advice you’ve ever received?

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We’ve all had the friend or colleague who has told us to quit our jobs, break up with a significant other, or rewire a toaster oven with duct tape. But we can learn something even from the worst advice. With that in mind, what’s the dumbest, most evil, or just plain bad advice you’ve ever heard?


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