"revenge quitting" meaning in English

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Noun

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Etymology: revenge + quitting, on the model of quiet quitting. Etymology templates: {{af|en|revenge|quitting}} revenge + quitting Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} revenge quitting (uncountable)
  1. An individual or collective act or instance of employee-side termination of an employment relationship in response to lack of employer-provided opportunities for career growth or other remuneration for personal achievement. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Employment Derived forms: revenge quit
    Sense id: en-revenge_quitting-en-noun-0ki4xbQF Disambiguation of Employment: 92 8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 83 17

Verb

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Etymology: revenge + quitting, on the model of quiet quitting. Etymology templates: {{af|en|revenge|quitting}} revenge + quitting Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} revenge quitting
  1. present participle and gerund of revenge quit Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: revenge quit
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