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Quiet quitting in France

Why are so many young French people feeling demotivated and quitting their jobs?

Why are so many young French people feeling demotivated and quitting their jobs?

Sabrina Teresi had a high-paying job as an engineer. She’d studied for years to qualify. She enjoyed the job at first but soon felt demotivated and after 3 years decided to quit.

Polls show more and more young workers are struggling to find the energy to do their job, suffering from boredom and quitting their jobs. Is France facing an epidemic of laziness? Or are companies simply not adapting fast enough to new ways of working?

Presenter / producer: Joshua Thorpe
Image: Sabrina Teresi; Credit: Sabrina Teresi

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18 minutes

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Tue 25 Apr 2023 07:32GMT

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