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take this job and shove it

a way of telling your boss that you are quitting your job; something people say before they quit their job or about quitting their job

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  • I don't know for sure where/when this phrase started but Johnny Paycheck sang and popularized the song David Allen Coe wrote with the same title in 1977.
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If I didn't need the money, I'd tell my boss to take this job and shove it.

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Submitted by TriplePurple on January 10, 2024

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