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TUESDAY, 29 JULY 2025
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
- You're not broke. You're pre-rich. The "pre" is permanent.
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- The house will be tidy again one day. The day they move out. Tidy,…
- Everyone's bringing back the dog filter. Your face has been doing the droopy-ears look…
- Work smarter, not harder. You've chosen neither, and HR has a folder.
- Life is short. A measurable chunk of it will be spent in the post…
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