is there a word to describe one who doesn't try very hard? not someone who doesn't try at all, but one who does their work without much enthusiasm or perhaps with as much gusto as others.
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Dear boss,
You are the most implacable boss I have ever worked with. You are pitiless and immovable no matter how hard I try.
For these reasons, I'm out.
Yours sincerely...
You can use "unpretentious" also.
Google Dictionary:
Merriam-Webster*:
not having or showing the unpleasant quality of people who want to be regarded as more impressive, successful, or important than they really are : not pretentious
Vocabulary.com*:
The adjective unpretentious is perfect for describing someone you know who's modest and natural and never tries to impress other people.
Note: There is also unostentatious which is very similar with unpretentious.
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I would immediately suggest slacker
This person might also be described as half-hearted