Quitting your job? Here are 4 reasons you shouldn’t slack off.

Chris Bergen
4 min readJan 12, 2023

Your last two weeks are your final impression — slack off and it could impact the rest of your career! This article will help you come away with a good reference and keep momentum in your career.

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Your last two weeks are your final impression — slack off and it could impact the rest of your career! This article will help you come away with a good reference and keep momentum in your career.

Are you in a job that you know you won’t be in for the long term? Maybe you are in a temporary position, or maybe you intend to move to a new city or go back to school. Maybe you’ve got a date in mind, and maybe you’ve even given your notice well in advance. At this point, you have two choices:

  1. Slack off — otherwise known as ‘quiet quitting’. After all, what are they going to do, fire you? You can choose to take it easy, with little to no (immediate) consequences. This is the path many choose.
  2. Continue to work as hard as ever. Carry out your role the same way you would if you planned to continue working and building your career here.

I STRONGLY recommend the latter approach. You should maintain the mindset that you’re working towards a promotion — right to the moment you say goodbye for the last time. This can be very challenging when you have trouble…

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Chris Bergen

Award-winning manager | Top Writer in Leadership and contributor at The Startup, The Helm and more | I’m into 80’s metal, Sci-Fi and Fitness 🤟🏼