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		<title>The Bizarre Japanese Trend of Paying Someone to Quit Your Job</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[When I first heard about taishoku daiko — Japan’s so-called “resignation agencies” — I honestly thought it was a joke. Why would anyone pay someone else to quit their own job for them? Then I looked into it. In Japan, quitting a job is more than just a career decision: it can feel like a social betrayal. [&#8230;] <a class="more-link" href="https://jeffwrichards.com/the-bizarre-japanese-trend-of-paying-someone-to-quit-your-job/">Read more...</a>]]></description>
		
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