The phrase "works closely with" is weird. What does it signal? I am going to go around saying "I work distantly with <insert famous name>."
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Could indicate direct daily contact as opposed to working with someone on the same floor but rarely interacting
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Heads together, almost touching, synergistic wrinkling of brows
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The phrase is becoming even less relevant with the rise of remote workers!
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Having only tenuously interactions with a role is not generally relevant.
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Without modifier could mean "for the same company"
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It signals that you must have learned some secrets from them, basically
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It means "when this thing fails, we both will have someone to blame behind their back".










