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    Ain’t that the truth. They get you with all those ads about beheadings and taking child brides and stuff, then pull the whole boring office-job switcheroo and expect you to actually “run the government”. What the hell is that?

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    Holy shit, I realize this is in NotTheOnion, but I’ll be damned if this whole thing doesn’t read like satire. Reading about former jihadists now being stuck in traffic, bored at work, and not being able to afford rent is oddly hilarious.

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    The former fighters found themselves missing the freedom of the front-lines as they adjusted to the mundane nature of office work. Huzaifa, a 24 year-old former sniper, said, “The Taliban used to be free of restrictions, but now we sit in one place, behind a desk and a computer 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Life’s become so wearisome; you do the same things every day.”

    “In our ministry, there’s little work for me to do,” said Abdul Nafi, 25. “Therefore, I spend most of my time on Twitter. We’re connected to speedy Wi-Fi and Internet. Many mujahedin, including me, are addicted to the Internet, especially Twitter.”

    And with a 9-to-5 comes the dreaded commute—and actually having to show up for the job in order to get paid. “What I don’t like about Kabul is its ever-increasing traffic holdups.” Omar Mansur, 32, said. ”These days, you have to go to the office before 8 AM and stay there till 4 PM. If you don’t go, you’re considered absent, and [the wage for] that day is cut from your salary. We’re now used to that, but it was especially difficult in the first two or three months.”

    I never thought I would identify so much with the freaking Taliban.

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      Imagine being a freaking sniper and suddenly being forced to enter numbers into spreadsheets every day.

      Hilarious

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      The Taliban used to be free of restrictions

      Haha lol.

      I spend most of my time on Twitter.

      Concerning.

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        Imagine finding out the dude you were shitposting with about femboys on twitter was a mujahideen.

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      At the end of the day, we’re all just humans trying to deal with the soul-crushing oppression of capitalism. Hating a boring job is universal.

  • wildginger@lemmy.myserv.one
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    People arent kidding when they tell stories and tales of the warrior king who won his kingdom and squandered it from the throne.

    Its a common myth premise for a reason

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    Stop trying to make “quiet quitting” a thing. It’s regular old “hating your job”.

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      To be pedantic; not quite the same thing. While it does usually include hating your job, it’s more about doing the absolute bare minimum required by your contract, sometimes dragging your feet as long as possible, and only doing the 9-5 – nothing more.

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        Performing work to the specification of compensation while respecting my free time. Astounding that doing my job is somehow analogous to quitting if I’m not providing even more unpaid benefit to my employer by one or more metrics.

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          You perfectly described what I hate about the phrase. The framing is just so awfully corporate, it’s almost receiving executive bonuses.

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        I appreciate the pedantry (not sarcasm) but really don’t see the difference. That’s what you do when you hate your job, is it not?

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          Eh, not really. I love my job, but I’m not going to put in any extra effort that isn’t a part of my agreed upon and compensated job description. It’s honestly one of the reasons WHY I love my job. They expect me to do my job, nothing more. They don’t pull any of the stupid “we’re a family” or “we want you to be part of the company culture” or “go above and beyond” bullshit.

          A fair days wage for a fair days work.

          It’s not that hard.

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    Article from MARCH 17, 2023 8:00 AM.

    They have not quit yet.

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    Killers and beaurcrats are the two sides of the coin of the state.

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    Oh, I’m so sorry Taliban. Did you think you could just behead dissidents and treat women/girls like breeding livestock forever?

    Tch, sometimes you actually have to feed your people. Get on it!

    God, not everything in life can be planning your next rocket attack. 🙄

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    Really I think you find anyone who is well suited to be a pointy spear person is not well suited to sitting at a desk regardless of who or what they fought for.