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Their relationship was always seen as a bit of a joke, with many fans rooting for Ross and Rachel to end up together in the end. But in season eight, Joey and Rachel surprisingly started dating, much to the surprise and disappointment of many fans.

But it turns out, even the cast wasn't too thrilled about the Joey and Rachel storyline. In an interview with Vanity Fair, Matt LeBlanc, who played Joey, admitted that he hated the storyline.

LeBlanc's feelings were echoed by many fans, who felt that Joey and Rachel's relationship just didn't make sense. After all, Joey and Ross were best friends, and Ross had always been in love with Rachel. It just didn't seem right for Joey to step in and start dating Rachel, even if it was only for a brief time.

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But despite the backlash, the writers decided to keep Joey and Rachel together for a few episodes. Fans were treated to some awkward moments between the two, as they tried to navigate their new relationship. But in the end, Joey and Rachel ultimately realized that they were better off as friends, and their relationship fizzled out.

Interestingly enough, there were some fans who actually appreciated the unlikely couple:

In retrospect, it's clear that Joey and Rachel were never meant to be together. Their relationship was always a bit forced and unnatural, and it was no surprise that it didn't work out. But for a brief moment in Friends history, Joey and Rachel gave it a shot, much to the chagrin of fans and even one of the show's stars.

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Intended as an intellectual as well as a methodological break with the DOT, APDOT framed its task in terms of ideas derived from post-industrial and post-Fordist theories. The APDOT report contrasted the Fordist era, when the DOT was developed, to present conditions.

O*NET sought to avoid the blue-collar manufacturing bias of the DOT and improve measurement of “the increasingly cognitive demands of jobs and the new ways of thinking and managing that focus on quality, variety, speed and customer service” (U.S. Department of Labor 1993, p. 4). A National Academy of Science panel also endorsed the attention given to employee involvement practices in the early version of O*NET (National Research Council 1999, pp. 189, 203 f.).

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