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"... every single state in America has at-will employment other than Motana, meaning you can be fired at any time for any reason (including “no reason.”
#EdZitron, 2026
https://www.wheresyoured.at/quiet-quitting-and-the-death-of-office/
Holy shit. That means US workers effectively have to keep their bosses happy at all times, all of them, or risk being unable to stay housed. That's horrific. NZ bosses have only managed to get 3 months of that as a "trial" period at the start of a job.
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Neither are bosses supposed to renew short term contracts indefinitely, so they can keep you in that 3 month fire-at-will state for as long as you work there. Although this isn't well enforced.
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”If you frame this as something being done to a boss or manager, you inherently assume that they have been fair and reasonable in their requests and expectations. Without interrogating what it is they are asking and what it is they are offering in return, you are acting as a willing stooge for the executive sect, reinforcing power structures that help enrich the already-wealthy."
#EdZitron, 2026
https://www.wheresyoured.at/quiet-quitting-and-the-death-of-office/
"Finally, companies need to go above and beyond for their workers if they expect them to do so for the company.”
#EdZitron, 2026
https://www.wheresyoured.at/quiet-quitting-and-the-death-of-office/
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"This means, but is absolutely not limited to: accepting union contracts, being generous (and respectful of) paid time off, aggressively policing and isolating toxic management and managers, reducing micromanagement across the organization, being explicit with what’s expected and rewarding those who exceed it monetarily, and, when things are tough, treating people a little bit better than usual.”
#EdZitron, 2026
https://www.wheresyoured.at/quiet-quitting-and-the-death-of-office/
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