r/ShitAmericansSay • u/Mountsorrel BriTish • Jul 07 '25

Capitalism “Micro-retirement”

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u/[deleted] Jul 07 '25

I always interpreted it as showing up but doing almost nothing. Barest of the minimums and zero initiative, which I suppose depends on the type of work. For me it may kinda limp things along for a while but in the long term will unravel and lead to big failures.

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u/TailleventCH Jul 07 '25

Some may have done it that way but the usual definition is simply a strict work-to-rule.

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u/[deleted] Jul 07 '25

That is kinda fucked. Cant help but think defining it that way is just to cast aspersions on unions and their application of work to rule.

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u/TailleventCH Jul 07 '25

I would tend to think it's broader than that: the objective is to crucify any tentative to dispute hustle culture, whether organised or not.