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'Great resignation'? 'Quiet quitting'? If you’re surprised by America’s anti-work movement, maybe you need to watch more movies

  • Written by Zen Dochterman, Lecturer of Writing, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
'Great resignation'? 'Quiet quitting'? If you’re surprised by America’s anti-work movement, maybe you need to watch more moviesThe 1994 movie 'Clerks' was one of many 'Slacker films' that were made in the 1990s.Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images

A femme fatale who tries to con thousands through her lover’s insurance company. Jobless bikers on drug-fueled adventures in New Orleans. People smashing printers at work.

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