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Dear email,
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As I’ve told you before – and as I hope you can gather independently of anything I’ve said: I love my work. I do, and I’m lucky, because not everyone can say that. And yet, leaving any job is a big step. Oh, for many, I’m sure there’s that urge to tell your boss exactly what you think, but will you be doing yourself a favor? Probably not. In our article below, we tell you how to further your career by leaving a job well – and we give you the right words and phrases to write a positive letter of resignation.
We also tell you about a female podcasting duo from Oklahoma, who, like many job-leavers, have had it! These outspoken, middle-aged suburban Democrats really don’t hold back in their language or their views on politics and the far right. They are highly entertaining, and so is our article.
Next week, my equally entertaining colleague Inez Sharp will be back with more stories from around the English-speaking world.
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Judith Gilbert
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Editor-in-chief, Business Spotlight
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urge: Drang, Verlangen | further sth.: etw. voranbringen, fördern | letter of resignation: Kündigungsschreiben | job-leaver: jmd., der seine Arbeit verlässt/kündigt | have had it: die Nase voll haben | outspoken: offen, geradeheraus | suburban: Vorstadt-
Note: Judith's editorial is written in US English.
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Word of the Week
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work wife
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Did you know...? A work wife is someone (usually a woman) who has a very close, friendly and supportive relationship with someone else (usually a man) at work. They talk a lot, help each other and act like a married couple – but they are not actually in a romantic relationship. The term is used in a light or humorous way.
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© Illustration: Georg Lechner
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Podcast
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“Quit being pussies and fight!”
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When Donald Trump scheduled a press conference after a weekend in early September 2025 in which rumours about his health circulated, two women in the “red” (Republican) state of Oklahoma launched a livestream on YouTube to speculate on his condition. As usual, they referred to the president by the name they’d made up for him, “Cankles McTacoTits”, or just “Canks”.
The two women were Jennifer Welch (52) and Angie “Pumps” Sullivan (55), whose podcast, I’ve Had It, has been rising in the ratings charts. The show’s listeners are mostly Democrats who are searching for their party’s answer to the bro-filled atmosphere that helped propel Trump to victory in 2024.
Across all media platforms, they now have several million followers, including 1.3 million on YouTube and nearly 1 million on Instagram. They regularly chart as one of the fastest-growing podcasts. On the weekly Apple podcast charts in early October, they ranked as the second-most listened to among society and culture shows. On YouTube’s charts, their news show, IHIP News, ranked 18th among podcasts.
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pussy (N. Am., vulg.): Feigling, Schlappschwanz | rumour: Gerücht | cankles (N. Am., ifml.): geschwollene, formlose Fußknöchel | I’ve had it (ifml.): ich hab die Schnauze voll | bro-filled: voller (toxischer) Männercliquen | propel sth.: etw. vorantreiben
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© Image: Foto: IMAGO / USA TODAY Network
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Christmas
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Christmas Jumper Day!
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Are you ready for Christmas Jumper Day next week? Spotlight contributor Colin Beaven talks about the British national event...
“At this time of the year, everything has to be ‘festive’. The poor word really has to work extra hours. It’s not enough to put the decorations up and use too much tinsel. Everything we eat, drink, wear, watch or sing should fit the season.
“You can buy festive cheese wrapped in colourful wax, with unusual flavours (the cheese, not the wax). Festive coffee has extra spices. Festive toilet paper has pictures of Father Christmas.
“And everyone wears special festive pullovers – or jumpers, as many British people call them. There are basically only two opinions about them (Christmas jumpers, not the British). Some dislike them because they look incredibly silly. Others like them for exactly the same reason.
“A milestone in the history of the Christmas jumper was the film Bridget Jones’s Diary from 2001. At the traditional family Christmas party, Mark Darcy, played by Colin Firth, wears one decorated with a red-nosed reindeer, given to him by his mother. His face, a cocktail of negative emotions, shows he’s intensely embarrassed and hates it.
“Today, they’re a festive uniform and there’s even a Christmas Jumper Day. It began in 2012, and people now wear one to work and pay a fine. All the money goes to the charity Save the Children. This year, it’s on 11 December.”
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festive: festlich; hier: weihnachtlich | tinsel: Lametta | wax: Wachs | spice: Gewürz | reindeer: Rentier | embarrassed: verlegen, betreten | fine: Geldstrafe
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© Image: Richard Bell / Unsplash.com
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Communication
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The good goodbye
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It’s finally over! That might be your thought after handing in your notice. But it shouldn’t set the tone for your final weeks on the job. Here’s how to leave a job while also leaving a good impression.
As a special gift, our newsletter subscribers can read the online version of the article for free – but only for a week!
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notice: hier: Kündigung | subscriber: Abonnent(in)
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© Image: Giada Canu / Stocksy United; Georg Lechner
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Quiz
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Resignation
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1) Which is NOT a meaning of the word “resignation”?
A) quitting one’s job
B) doing something decidedly and persistently
C) re-signing a document
2) Which is NOT a way to say that you have had enough?
A) “I win!”
B) “I quit!”
C) “I’ve had it!”
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© Illustration: Georg Lechner
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Skill Up!
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Christmas parties and celebrations
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It’s Christmas party season! Practise your party vocabulary so that you can engage in small talk with your colleagues at this year’s Christmas bash.
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bash (ifml.): Feier
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© Image: iStock.com
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Im aktuellen Magazin
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Quiz of the century!
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To succeed in the future, you need to know the past | 10 ways to resign well | How used clothing affects the global economy
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Quiz
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Harry Potter
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What better way to celebrate the Christmas season than with a cup of tea and a Harry Potter movie? Test your knowledge of the film franchise in our quiz!
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© Image: Aditya Vyas / Unsplash.com
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From the ZEIT SPRACHEN App
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Christmas carolling
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The magic of carol singing: Spotlight’s Nadia Lawrence talks about her Christmas memories, growing up in the UK.
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carol singing: Weihnachtssingen, Sternsingen
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© Image: Theresa Hering
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Mitarbeit: Dennis Draber, Judith Gilbert, Susanne Krause, Nadia Lawrence, Mae McCreary, Richard Mote, Rachel Preece, Inez Sharp.
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