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by DoingIsLearning 1365 days ago
'Quiet quitting' is a phrasing where employers and employers' media control the narrative.

If I am B2B I am not giving a customer 'more service' than what is being asked.

If I am a consultant I am delivering _exactly_ what is spec'ed by who's hiring.

If I go to a lawyer or an accountant and ask them to 'go the extra mile' they will ask me to go contact another professional.

The asymetry of employer/employee dynamics _specially_ in american and asian cultures is really quite impressive.

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> If I go to a lawyer or an accountant and ask them to 'go the extra mile' they will ask me to go contact another professional.

Or gladly do it, and bill you for the extra time.

Indeed meant as analogy to employer talk 'go the extra mile' without extra pay.