Please explain quiet quitting

[Anonymous]

Quiet quitting = making dinner, doing laundry, and doing school pickup all on the employer's time. My neighborhood is full of them.

[Anonymous]

Doing the job you were hired to do in the eight hours you were hired to do it. Nothing more. Basically, it's healthy work boundaries.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think it’s an inane title for setting boundaries. A lot of boomer workplace holdovers - go above and beyond, don’t make a fuss, and clock-watching - may have benefited those workers but demonstrably do not benefit workers now.

I have a killer work ethic and have always done every job I’ve had to the best of my ability. I beat deadlines and solve problems. But I’ve never been one to put in a lot of extra time - why? It’s a weird optics thing that only impresses employers that favor workers who prioritize work over personal life - skewed priorities IMO.

The workplace will replace you, manage you out, etc on a dime. So why should any worker make extreme sacrifices for said workplace, unless they are owners or upper management (and being compensated as such)? No reason.

I certainly regret working late nights, or at home or going the extra mile for great quality work… only to be ina group overhauled by new leaders or insecure bosses.

Maybe before disillusioned people started their own small business or consulted. Today those top performers just stop trying to overachieve, and achieve.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’ve seen a few new hires initially working crazy hours hoping for a promotion, then pulling back to normal hours once they got passed over. That doesn’t seem like laziness to me.

+1000 once people realized they’re at a place that doesn’t promote from within and prefers new blood or external hires, it wreaks havoc on any workaholics. Or at a place where they keep recycling people out ever 5 years since they can’t handle experienced loyal workers.

[Anonymous]

What most WOHMs do at work. Doing the bare minimum.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's the dumbest term ever because it has multiple meanings

Some people think it means setting boundaries - the name doesn't make sense. Gen Z are idiots.

Other people think it means just doing the bare minimum until you get fired. In that sense, the name makes sense.

True, the quitting part is what’s confusing people or causing a bifurcation.
It’s supposed to mean quit busting your balls for your job.
Some camps think it means quit doing good work, on time, etc so you kind of quit your job until called out. Not true. And employers need to manage that if it is happening. If you aren’t clear about expectations you can’t go lay off or fire people out of the blue. Employment lawyers must love this new cliche, IF it starts causing wrongful terminations.

“Last year you worked 50 hours week w travel but this year with zooms, no travel, you worked 40 hours a week, see ya,”

[Anonymous]

Well you can just results in paying them off a years salary.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's the dumbest term ever because it has multiple meanings

Some people think it means setting boundaries - the name doesn't make sense. Gen Z are idiots.

Other people think it means just doing the bare minimum until you get fired. In that sense, the name makes sense.

True, the quitting part is what’s confusing people or causing a bifurcation.
It’s supposed to mean quit busting your balls for your job.
Some camps think it means quit doing good work, on time, etc so you kind of quit your job until called out. Not true. And employers need to manage that if it is happening. If you aren’t clear about expectations you can’t go lay off or fire people out of the blue. Employment lawyers must love this new cliche, IF it starts causing wrongful terminations.

“Last year you worked 50 hours week w travel but this year with zooms, no travel, you worked 40 hours a week, see ya,”

Huh? Every state but Montana is "at will", people can absolutely be let go "out of the blue" as long as they are not in a protected class.

https://www.ncsl.org/research/labor-and-employment/at-will-employment-overview.aspx

[Anonymous]

I did this once. Just stopped caring, stopped doing anything but the bare minimum. And my ratings went up. It was very illuminating

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Business owner here and I think it's employees phoning it it. Look when you clock out and you see a mess on your way out you should take an extra hour or two to clean it up. Ok so you're off the clock, big deal. We're a family and we do things to help each other out. No one forces me to throw a once per month pizza party (one slice per employee) but I do it anyways. Also, I'm seeing employees not coming in early and helping to set up before they clock in.

You are the kind of employer that causes people to work their required hours and go home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Quiet quitting = making dinner, doing laundry, and doing school pickup all on the employer's time. My neighborhood is full of them.

No, that isn't it at all. It means setting boundaries. The term "quiet quitting" is ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Business owner here and I think it's employees phoning it it. Look when you clock out and you see a mess on your way out you should take an extra hour or two to clean it up. Ok so you're off the clock, big deal. We're a family and we do things to help each other out. No one forces me to throw a once per month pizza party (one slice per employee) but I do it anyways. Also, I'm seeing employees not coming in early and helping to set up before they clock in.

You are the kind of employer that causes people to work their required hours and go home.

It's a troll.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Quiet quitting = making dinner, doing laundry, and doing school pickup all on the employer's time. My neighborhood is full of them.

No, that isn't it at all. It means setting boundaries. The term "quiet quitting" is ridiculous.[/quote]

I don't think it is ridiculous at all. It is perfectly exemplified by Peter in Office Space (the movie). The guy couldn't give a sh*t about his menial tasks, but he was definitely promotion material.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Business owner here and I think it's employees phoning it it. Look when you clock out and you see a mess on your way out you should take an extra hour or two to clean it up. Ok so you're off the clock, big deal. We're a family and we do things to help each other out. No one forces me to throw a once per month pizza party (one slice per employee) but I do it anyways. Also, I'm seeing employees not coming in early and helping to set up before they clock in.

Shitty trolling attempt.

[Anonymous]

For me, quiet quitting is literally not working but forcing your employer to take the action to get your removed from payroll, ie firing you. Intentionally phoning it in without planning to step back up.

Creating boundaries is something we all should do. Too many employers have built their businesses on unpaid efforts of employees which leads to all sorts of negative consequences in the long run.