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MONDAY, 2 DECEMBER 1974
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
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PREVIOUSLY, ON YOUR DECLINE
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- The bins are now fortnightly. The council tax is still monthly.
- They say sweat is weakness leaving the body. Yours has decided to stay.
- You said you "thrive in a fast-paced environment". It took you three days to…
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