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This reminds me of a work-to-rule or a “White Strike.” It turns out that every company, even those that supposedly operate off of “unskilled” labor, utterly rely on employees making a ton of judgment calls and often working outside their job description. When employees start working to the letter of their job description, the whole operation quickly grinds to a halt.

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“Other duties as assigned” is a bitch.

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This is when “could you please send that request on writing via e-mail” becomes really useful.

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That’s what gets struck in a white strike.

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If it’s literally in your job description, as it has been in my last several positions, does it qualify?

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Here we call it “standard operation” and it’s also a kind of “white strike”

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Same in Brazil. It’s a most effective form of strike - you still get paid, the company still hemorrhages money. Another common one among public transit is when bus drivers still go around their route but don’t collect payment.

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