Anonymous wrote:I work at a Christian school and this year instead of a bonus they sent us a Christmas prayer. Great! I will just take that prayer to the Giant and buy myself some steaks. I’m sure they accept Christmas prayers, right?

What did you expect working at a Christian school? Or any school for that matter.

Anonymous wrote:I dunno, there’s just zero room for growth at my company and they keep hiring/promoting terrible people. Every single day now seems like a chore. I am at the point now where I plan only to sign in from 8-4:30 everyday and that’s it. No. I will not answer emails in th3 night or weekends anymore. I plan on demanding maximum use of my vacation this upcoming year, which equates to 370 hours of PTO. For years I have not used all of my vacation and it rolled over. No more. Maxing it out. I also plan on saying no directly to my boss whenever they want someone to do a presentation, attend an outside meeting and need a rep, or need someone to take a file because they’re swamped. Planning on doing my job description to a T and that’s it.

Anyone else just completely fine with their trash leadership and company and quiet quitting in 2024? Man, I’m so looking forward to 370 hours off.

This isn't quiet quitting. It's having healthy work boundaries. Start doing it now.

Yup, planning to do it if I don’t move into another role by the spring. Sick of working with a client who screws around with the work and makes everything harder than it needs to be. No one will go up against her. If I get the other role I want I won’t have to deal with her anymore.

I also feel very under appreciated. Everyone else gets little bonuses and awards for doing exactly what they’re paid to do while I go above and beyond and get zero recognition. And while I’m advancing projects and keeping the very difficult client happy and my boss knows how hard this client is, everyone is chattering on Teams about the Christmas party potluck. No more. Quiet quit time is coming. I’d like even 5 minutes to chatter about what I’m bringing to the stupid potluck. And I’m not even bringing anything because I have no time to make anything or even buy anything. It’s like the list thing on my list after dealing with work and kid stuff.

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Anonymous wrote:Quiet quitting is for losers who don’t have the balls to just go after a new job, at a new place, that could make them 10x happier, and instead choose to languish and die on the vine. Sounds like a great life OP.

Or you can drain the current company while working a second job on the side. Win.

Well into wfh, I actively verify my direct reports are working, through an assortment of means. I aggressively go after and fire as soon as i have everything documented. Not as easy to quiet quit as it was in the beginning of the pandemic.

I've done this and I love it. I actually got promoted LY and was worried because the previous person quit due to getting emails at 11pm and 5am and high pressure, yadayada. I literally trained my managers to follow my lead. I dont respond after hours or prior to starting or on weekends. I do sometimes respond on lunch as I deal with several time zones, but other than that, nope.

I went on vacation and the person who usually looks after my role (and my predecessor) commented about how much better they were. Its possible!

I'm working on delegating more. Just not taking on more. I have a staff and they need to do their jobs.

Well, dang. I've been doing this since 2020, then. Good for me.

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Anonymous wrote:Quiet quitting is for losers who don’t have the balls to just go after a new job, at a new place, that could make them 10x happier, and instead choose to languish and die on the vine. Sounds like a great life OP.

Or you can drain the current company while working a second job on the side. Win.

But always remember “whose your Daddy”

Anonymous wrote:Quiet quitting is for losers who don’t have the balls to just go after a new job, at a new place, that could make them 10x happier, and instead choose to languish and die on the vine. Sounds like a great life OP.

Or you can drain the current company while working a second job on the side. Win.

Quiet quitting is for losers who don’t have the balls to just go after a new job, at a new place, that could make them 10x happier, and instead choose to languish and die on the vine. Sounds like a great life OP.

Anonymous wrote:W work remote and am thinking about getting a second full time remote position
I think I can pull it off

Do it. Freeze your TWN and Hibernate LinkedIn profile.

Hell yes

OP this is not quiet quitting. This is setting reasonable boundaries.

Anonymous wrote:Cool. Promote yourself to the top of the list of people to be made redundant when the time comes.

Why not just find a different job? You obviously have issues with your employer.

So doing your job now puts you on a list to be laid off? Amazing, pathetic management mindset.

I don't plan to quiet quit, but I do plan to slowly back away from a leadership opportunity that is being saved for me that I do not want because it is set up for failure and frustration and doesn't pay enough or have enough support to be worth it. I will just say no more and keep my head down. I do like my job and its mission and day to day, I just don't like the things that come with administration.