Operating by John Brewton

Operating by John Brewton

Quiet Building > Quiet Quitting

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John Brewton
Aug 15, 2026
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A few years ago, we became obsessed with the concept of quiet quitting.

People stopped answering emails at night. They stopped volunteering for work that was not theirs. They stopped treating every request from an employer as an opportunity to prove how badly they wanted the next promotion.

We interpreted much of this as a decline in ambition.

I think we g…

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