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An unhappy employee is more likely to engage in contrarian or insubordinate behavior and will generally create a nuisance.

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Because of the SSA’s stultifying culture, Dudek said, he leaned into his insubordinate streak.

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Women who demand life-saving health care, especially after they "failed" at pregnancy, are seen as insubordinate.

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“I was getting to a point where I was going to have to tell my management — you know, be insubordinate — because I couldn’t rush through that fast.”

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But just because these White House kids have the right to be anonymous doesn’t mean they are entitled to be insubordinate.

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