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Quiet quitting, for example, began as a reference to performing your basic duties and nothing more, but over time came to be interpreted by the managerial class as workers slacking off.
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tankhughes commented on the word quiet quitting
Doing your job a normal amount, not over-achieving. From
an Aug 9, 2022 article: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/view/radish-radish/692057183537561600
August 9, 2022
tankhughes commented on the word quiet quitting
https://twitter.com/BudrykZack/status/1561846623625437186
August 23, 2022
tankhughes commented on the word quiet quitting
Not sure when/where the original source is from, but a good explanation of this distortion of working to rule: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/view/seldo/694106680062001152
August 31, 2022