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mental resignation
quitting in your head while keeping the job, doing the minimum and caring about nothing
- Who can you say it to?
- Friends and coworkers Normal among people your own age. Skip it with elders, clients and officials.
- Out loud, or only typed?
- Say it or type it Works out loud and in chat.
- Is it still used?
- Settled in Past the fad stage, part of everyday speech.
When to say it
Say it when you still show up every day but your heart left months ago, camera off, brain off, exactly on task and not one drop more. Resigned humor, very common among burned out workers.
Hear it in the wild
Wǒ zǎo jiù jīngshén lízhí le.
I mentally quit a long time ago.
Gōngzī zhào ná, jīngshén lízhí.
Still getting paid, mentally checked out.
Quick answers
What does 精神离职 mean?
quitting in your head while keeping the job, doing the minimum and caring about nothing
When do people say 精神离职?
Say it when you still show up every day but your heart left months ago, camera off, brain off, exactly on task and not one drop more. Resigned humor, very common among burned out workers.
When should you not say 精神离职?
Admit it to friends, never to your boss or HR. It literally tells them you have stopped trying.
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