when a worker is nudged out by a manager who can’t fire you but is making your job increasingly unpleasant and unrewarding, or slowly cutting your hours more and more
“Hey man, the boss cut me down to 2 shifts this month. He just cut me back to 3 shifts last month, and is constantly riding me while i’m at work. I’m getting quietly fired!”
Referring to keeping the tea to yourself, not telling others the tea.
Man 1: Did you know that Trent has a major problem with spilling the tea???
Man 2: Yeah! Dude needs to learn how to sip that tea quietly. He can’t go around spilling the tea all the time.