'' What is Quiet Quitting? '' Have You Ever Experienced It in your Business Life?

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PeteBy · Accepted Answer

You learn something every day. I let bosses take advantage of me when I was 16-18 but as you get older you learn that there's no point to staying late, working longer hours or doing job's not in your pay grade.

Just realised I have been quiet quitting for 27 years. Do the bare minimum they pay you for. As we say at work. 'You don't pay us to think, if you did we'd be doing your job!'

Don't get me wrong, sometimes we get a supervisor who works hard and appreciates us. We'll stay longer and do extra for him because he is prepared to 'get his hands dirty' too. We've happily walked out at finish time on many occasions and left some bosses on their own with 3/4 hours work to do because they expected us to stay, rather than ask and were genuinely assholes to work for.

As I always say you have to earn respect as a boss. The title and salary doesn't guarantee it.

For the record I have been a boss before and would never ask someone to do a job I wasn't prepared to do myself.

D_Bone_Steak · Accepted Answer

In the military, you can see it a lot when a person is about the leave the military or transfer to another command. Basically, you just stop giving a shit about anything because it really doesn't matter. Not to the point of getting kicked out or the equivalent to a civilian's 'fired,' but you do stop going above and beyond because fuck it... your eval is already written and signed.

I'm not making a scene... but you should know better than to come to me for help. The job SHALL NOT BE DONE, and I simply don't give a fuck.

Cynicaldreamer · Accepted Answer

I'm so sick of that term- it's suddenly everywhere on the internet!

Quiet quitting is basically just doing your job- but nothing extra (ie: taking on other peoples jobs and responsibilities, or staying late for little to no compensation or appreciation). Basically you do what you're supposed to-

Most of us were raised with the belief that the harder you work, more hours you put in, and being an exceptional person at work meant you would get promoted, noticed, more money, etc. But unfortunately, most places do NOT follow that principle.

People that do the bare minimum, kiss up to management, are full of drama, come into work late... get all the accolades instead. And, speaking as a millennial, we got sick of it. So now we come into work, do exactly what we're supposed to- and go home... or worse case, pursue another job that does appreciate us.

There is no drive to work harder for minimal to no reward to reflect it. That is "quiet quitting."

Pinay_ako · Accepted Answer

This is what we should all do because work will replace you in a hot minute when you die suddenly! You are just a number. That’s the harsh truth! We are all replaceable. Never ever think you are a superstar at work and the business will burn to ashes when you leave. There’s a million out there who will replace you. Sometimes working hard will get you doing more work and not getting paid for it! And you get to do other people’s work too! Work your hours. Get your break. Do not answer when you’re off the clock. Live your life!

Anonymous · Answer

Yeah I've done that. Often big companies don't know what is going on in different department. I got passed over for a promotion over a manager's pet, denied a raise, and was always catching shit for being behind even though I was doing 3 people's jobs, expected to work over time but my overtime money messed with. I got another job with same money but less work. Sent in my notice a month in advance to HR and was sure to record it but because HR was also run by a clown they didn't let my manager know and didn't even realise. I started my new job that Monday and started getting panicked calls and messages all week. They lost a load of accounts. In the end they had to hire two people to do my job with a series of inylterns

genericname85 · Answer

it's when you conduct yourself in such a way that your employer won't be satisfied with your performance but also can't sue you cause you technically do everything that you are legally obliged to do.

i did that when i was doing military service. it wasn't my choice. there was conscription. i didn't see a point in my tasks there. it was basically just a massive waste of time for everyone involved. we were basically just given pointles tasks in order for us to be busy on paper and we were instructed to do so by mindless goons who were dumber than us.

so i played stupid and did everything wrong on purpose so they wouldn't give me any more tasks. you can't be blamed for being stupid. they can't proof that i'm not that stupid.

Anonymous · Answer

I had to look this up because I hadn't heard the term before.

My initial thought was that this referred to a US postal worker leaving their place of work without indiscriminantly shooting their colleagues with an assault weapon.

It turns out that it just means you have totally checked out mentally and have absolutely no intention of applying yourself to your role to any greater degree than the bare minimum required to recieve a pay check but as I live in the UK this is normal and as such there is no special term for it.

I guess that explains why I never heard of it.

Smoke-n-Growls · Answer

Quiet Quitting is a weird marketing term that modern business is trying to make out to be some huge moral problem. It's the avocado toast if the 2020s.

It has always had a name: work to rule.

In otherwords, doing your contractual obligations in order to receive your contractual compensation.

It's normal, it's healthy, and only Americans think it's somehow "noble" to keep giving away your labour for free out of some martyrdom complex to Capitalism.

katiesmuff · Answer

I see it every day! They come in barely do their job and for sure don't jump in to help out with anything else. They also don't last very long around here either as the hard working group soon lets them know how shitty their attitude is and they leave or I let them go.

MementoMori_ · Answer

If you are collecting a paycheck and not doing your job as agreed when you were hired, you are a thief. Noone owes you a job. You have the privilege of having an opportunity to get a paycheck thanks to your employer. You have a moral obligation to do as you promised.

CloudMassacre · Answer

Quiet Quitting is a company propaganda term for We Don’t Treat Our Workers Well. Like companies that treat their employees well or invest even a small amount into them, have thriving employees. People wonder why someone wouldn’t want to bust their ass all day for a company that’s willing to just replace them at a moment’s notice

Blueeyes81 · Answer

Lets see. Its when the company no longer gives a shit about their employees and their employees return the favor. They just show up and do the absolute bare minimum or less until a better job comes along. 1200 people at my work and approximately 800 are quiet quitting. Its a shit show but the company brought it upon themselves. I view it more as a reflection of corporate leadership than a reflection of the workers.

melanieeeB · Answer

I googled the definition (it's not about quitting a job, but rather doing the excat thing that is required and nothing more, working just what is needed and staying excatly the time that you have too)

and that's excatly what I do for now lol

Smashingdoozy · Answer

Doing your job and only your job. I'm not doing extra work without pay. I'm not staying late. I'll work my hours and go home. Ez

Phoenix98 · Answer

Basically where you do the minimum amount of work because you aren’t appreciated as a worker and aren’t treated well. I've been thankful however to not be a job where that’s the case.

Crafteroon · Answer

Company term they use to give a negative spin on something all workers should do. I much prefer the term "Acting your wage".

Googlemyahoo · Answer

If it means just quitting without saying anything yes I’ve done that. You’re employer won’t tell you when you’re getting laid why should I tell them I’m leaving.

RedStiletto88 · Answer

I really don’t understand the idea behind this. Honestly I think people make up the strangest things

sage2021 · Answer

I've heard of quiet quitting but have you heard of quiet firing? I saw it on the news the other day.

joeldalton · Answer

Quiet Quitting is something Gen Z/Milennials think they made up on TikTok. Normal people call it ‘fucking off at work’. It’s being on the clock but not really working very hard.

exitseven · Answer

I did not know what this even meant until yesterday. It is really how I lived my whole life.

Anonymous · Answer

It's how Millennials justify not working as hard as others. Giving it an official name makes them feel better about it.

AngryCarl · Answer

Finishing on time and spending time with your family.

Aakash_Hangargi · Answer

I have my will to live 😂

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