Once upon a time when an employee was disappointed, they rage quitted. That is, they left work with minimal notice, and there was a huge show. But what about now? It seems that the latest trend in quitting is not leaving your job at all.
What Is Quiet Quitting?
Enter, quiet quitting. It’s the softer, less openly disgruntled version of rage quitting. You stay in your job but do as little as you can get away with. It allows workers to keep their paycheck while very surreptitiously looking for better, more enlightened workplaces.
But how prevalent is this trend? A gallup poll indicates that engagement, the degree to which employees are playing ball, has fallen to ten year low.
Leadership in the Firing Line
One of the top complaints that is seemingly leading to quiet quitting is that workers can’t connect with leadership. So it would seem dishwater dull leadership seems to one of the culprits for this phenomenon. Indeed, trust in leadership is in the gutter.
In addition, the growing incidence of back-to-work mandates. Employees are being called back to office that were empty during the pandemic, and they aren’t enjoying this power move at all. In fact, Great Place To Work’s research shows that workers are 14 times more likely to quiet quit if they’ve been called back to their cubicle.
So what needs to be done? The not so easy answer is to find a new job with a more inspired leadership that values consensus and collaboration. While back-to-work mandates are very much in vogue despite their obvious lack of popularity, the need to search far and wide for that perfect job is very much grandfathered in. Is quiet quitting evident in your workplace?
