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THURSDAY, 11 JANUARY 1973
You call it "quiet quitting".
Your manager calls it "the same as before". Nobody can tell the difference. That's the bad news.
— Zack, unqualified
VERIFIEDUNHELPFUL
PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
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- Find your purpose. It's in the drawer with the takeaway menus and a key…
- Disrupt the industry. The industry will disrupt you back, then buy your logo for…
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