Taliban Militants Fed Up With Office Culture, Ready to Quiet Quit

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Taliban Members Fed Up With Office Work, Ready to Quiet Quit
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The former fighters found themselves missing the freedom of the front-lines as they adjusted to the mundane nature of office work. Huzaifa, a 24 year-old former sniper, said, “The Taliban used to be free of restrictions, but now we sit in one place, behind a desk and a computer 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Life’s become so wearisome; you do the same things every day.”

“In our ministry, there’s little work for me to do,” said Abdul Nafi, 25. “Therefore, I spend most of my time on Twitter. We’re connected to speedy Wi-Fi and Internet. Many mujahedin, including me, are addicted to the Internet, especially Twitter.”

And with a 9-to-5 comes the dreaded commute—and actually having to show up for the job in order to get paid. “What I don’t like about Kabul is its ever-increasing traffic holdups.” Omar Mansur, 32, said. ”These days, you have to go to the office before 8 AM and stay there till 4 PM. If you don’t go, you’re considered absent, and [the wage for] that day is cut from your salary. We’re now used to that, but it was especially difficult in the first two or three months.”

I never thought I would identify so much with the freaking Taliban.

Imagine being a freaking sniper and suddenly being forced to enter numbers into spreadsheets every day.

Hilarious

I feel like there's gotta be a little overlap there due to how complex it is to shoot a rifle any range over 500 meters.

Etid, grammar

At the very least a sniper should be good at sitting very still for hours at a time.

On the other hand they would not be verry well prepared for an open office environment.

The Taliban used to be free of restrictions

Haha lol.

I spend most of my time on Twitter.

Concerning.

Imagine finding out the dude you were shitposting with about femboys on twitter was a mujahideen.

At the end of the day, we're all just humans trying to deal with the soul-crushing oppression of capitalism. Hating a boring job is universal.