Lol the term quiet quitting is stupid. People are just deciding they no longer need to give their souls to their employer. If you’re not looking to make impressions or move up in your job, just do what’s required of you then go home to enjoy life. This is not quiet quitting. This is living your life with a healthy balance between work / personal matters.
The media loves a good buzzword! lol I will say this, for anyone looking to move up, just do the bare minimum (for the most part) but take on an extra project or two now and again that is splashy. And then toot your own horn when you succeed at those splashy projects. Our bosses don't need a play by play of our everyday. Especially if you work on a large team where it's impossible to keep track of everyone's everyday work. All that the higher ups need to know is that you were the stellar employee who solved a problem for the company, or who got that big deal/contract/vendor/whatever, or the one who implemented some new thing that improved in some big measurable way (metrics are everything!). That's it. A little showing off (not too much, don't be that annoying person) goes a long way. Next thing you know, people higher up the food chain know about your name too and you've never even met. I only wish I found out how to do this for myself a lot earlier in life. Being too good at a job I hated just meant I was stuck at a dead end job because nobody wants to promote the workhorse because they can get so much work done in a shorter amount of time. But the guy who isn't as fast or productive but is contributing towards scaling up work, or creating new resources/tools for the company? That person gets elevated up. Just wish I had known sooner that all I had to do was "get by" on the day-to-day stuff and put all my energy towards a few splashy projects. I'm certainly talented and skilled enough but I was putting energy towards the wrong projects/tasks. The everyday stuff won't get you noticed.
Agreed the problem is employers take advantage of the employees and try to push their work load on them and then make them like it's everyones problem.
@@SL-lz9jr If I could pin your topic to the top of this discussion thread I would. You are 100% right!!! I have been in 5 roles in less than 7 years at my Fortune100 company. I had a couple of forced lateral moves but the other 3 opportunities netted me raises between 25%-40% . I can recognize a VALUABLE project when I see one and I jockey for them! I make a very solid salary and now work on a team that just sent me a welcome kit with about $500 of tech, a brand new phone, laptop, and are like, "Please let us know if you need a new monitor!" Two team leads ago, I recognized my manager was taking the credit for EVERYTHING while doing basically nothing. I networked my way out of there, taking on a difficult assignment that required me to put in a some prep time one or two weekends. Even though the project was ultimately passed to another team, I had done enough of the groundwork that the liaison to that team shouted me out to upper management. That project got me suggested for another technical project and so on. That said, I want to give credit to God because I PRAYED that process through! My work opportunities had been stymied prior to joining my current company. I had A LOT to learn about corporate life and working through my own emotions of inadequacy. That said, it took me until middle age but I'm here and the sky is the limit!!!
Doing what is expected of you at your job is called working-not quietly quitting. Getting steamrolled by your job/boss is called getting taken advantage of. Just because I don't let my job control my life doesn't mean I am next in line to be fired or that I'm getting a low raise. You can be awesome and efficient during your workday - and that's it.
exactly, i was like huh? its called work. The employer will not pay you for the extra time you put in, why should you do them the favor working for free? heck no. i punch in, do my job, punch out and i say see you next time, dont bother me when im at home. however , my manager has no choice. She has to constantly work on call because she basically runs a hotel. But thats the risk she took on when she started the job. We had the superviosr position open up, i could have applied and gotten the job (with better pay) but i was not willimg to sacrifice my time ans effort for a bit more money and a lot more stress.
Seriously they make it seem like the young professionals don’t wanna work we simply do not want to work for some thing we are not being paid for. They think we should show the amount of work we can do prior to getting the adjusted pay and it’s absolutely ridiculous
The name for this term is dumb. These are people setting boundaries with these relentless corporations and jobs who will just work you until you aren’t useful to them anymore. Life is about more than your job.
A little misleading but it makes some sense. All about perspective, depending on the industry or company culture, sticking to your job description is not enough to keep yourself employed, which is not normal. So quiet quitting = doing what's normal at the wrong place and eventually quitting or getting fired ( which is the uncalculated part of the equation). Could also call this quietly getting fired, since they can fired you on the spot but you're required a 2 weeks notice so why not just quitting? I guess life's hard
Don't kid yourself! Working harder just means the company expects more from you. They aren't going to reward you for that work, they will just expect it from you all the time. When companies go through a short staffing problem and you double down to make it work, all the higher ups see is that it works. This discourages them from fixing the problem and creates a new normal. Sometimes you have to let it fail or you work yourself into exhaustion and keep the company from creating a sustainable system.
As a teacher, I feel that I found the career that I could stick with until retirement....or so I thought. I love teaching. I hate the endless and useless paperwork and meetings that go along with it. It drains me enough to want to quit. After dealing with other people's naughty kids all day, the last thing I want to do is more work. Most teachers do this. I don't. After the 2nd year, I just quit taking the work home. This is my version of quiet quitting. I also do not volunteer to do anything else, if asked. It makes me look like I am "not a team player", but I don't care. I want my sanity. Last year, I also stopped filling out said paperwork, except the paperwork that I "might get sued" if I don't fill it out. I turned it all in way after the deadlines, last year, and had no repercussions that I was awaiting! So, this year, I will do that again. Because if you are not going to even look at it, why am I spending hours of MY time doing it?? The only thing that should matter is that the students in my class are learning.
I knew a teacher who worked until 9p.m. at her teaching job. Her kids suffered, of course. It was pretty ridiculous. There is no reason to live life this way.
Girl please. Everyone knows that to get ahead it ain’t about work ethic. It’s who you know and if you’re well liked. Period. How many people do we know that kept their head down and worked themselves to death only to get passed over for promotion by someone with less skills or someone that they trained?! The absolute shade she threw because folks are realizing the game? Talmbout they wouldn’t be there right now if they had quietly quit. Foh. Absolutely not. You got the position because someone liked you enough to give you a chance. That is all.
I think it’s mainly the idea of jobs being able to fire you anywhere at anytime, but it’s expected of their employees to give a two weeks notice. So, why go “above and beyond” for them? As long as you’re doing what’s required of you - I don’t see the problem here.
You hit the nail on the coffin. After being laid off twice in my life, plus losing my job during Covid (not my boss's fault - they moved out of the city), all within the last 3 years, it really drilled it home for me that there's no point in wasting energy on a job that can be gone (poof!) even when you work hard and are recognized for your stellar efforts. I'm a happier person ever since I shifted my focus and didn't tie my identity to my career.
When you go above and beyond at work--they then expect it all the time. They demand it and aren't grateful. They act as if it's your job to do certain things because you went above your job description to help your company. This is why, sometimes you only do the job you're expected to do and don't go above and beyond. But this "Quiet Quitting" seems like the lazy people that surround you at work--that forces others to do more (go above and beyond). Your boss expects less from them and more from you. It's a never ending circle of unfairness at work.
Sounds like you just need to get on the same page as those lazy people then everyone is putting in the same amount of work. The sword cuts both ways too. I once advised a man I was dating that he needed to slow down his productivity or management would start to question his peers for not catching up to his level. Which can happen sometimes when management is trying to assess what is considered "feasible" and "normal". I once had a manager ask me how many minutes it took me to complete certain tasks (it was a transactional, task-based, time-sensitive job, so every minute actually counted). I could tell they were trying to figure out which employees were slow and which were fast. It can go both ways. Management may simply expect the fast ones to continue at breakneck pace or they may start to fire the slow ones for not being fast enough. The point is, we're all worker bees and we shouldn't be against one another. I used to burn myself out into fevers every few months. No way was that normal. I never got sick. No other symptoms. Just lots of fevers from being burnt out. Eventually I quit that job. I kept getting stuck at jobs that required high performance for low wage. Finally I found my way out of those types of jobs into jobs that were more meaningful and more project-based (which is my happy place) and ever since the pandemic and after being laid off a few times (no fault of my own), I learned to be less of a worker bee. I do what I can do in the time allotted. I refuse to do free labor (if you're salaried, anything over 40 hours a week is free labor in my book) and now that I'm hourly I agree to do overtime once in a while to be a team player and get the job done during busy seasons, but I set the tone with my manager and CEO that this is not to be expected of me on a regular basis. And whenever I can I always push back on deadlines. My current role and current industry isn't life or death. Most jobs aren't life or death, which means most deadlines are man-made, which means it's perfectly reasonable to push back on deadlines that are impossible. I'm lucky that I work for a place that understands work/life balance. Now, they still have a long way to go towards achieving that and some of my colleagues struggle to find their voice to set those boundaries up for themselves, but I learned I can do excellent work at 40 hours a week and not have to give more of myself to my job. I'm still well respected for my expertise and knowledge. My managers still root for me to succeed. Honestly, it sounds like managers need to stop treating their employees like a cash cow and instead start treating them like human beings with purpose and life.
I started doing it earlier this year. Overworked, underpaid and unappreciated I no longer give 110% effort. I have scaled back to preserve my energy and time. I have been working on side hustles and hopefully next year I will make enough money to quit. 😒
I get that people don’t live to work. After finishing college, it took me about two years to find a job where I wake up every morning and want to be there. I found my calling, so I found my purpose. Because of the workforce labor shortage, and me working in a labor environment, it can be easy to get burnt out To younger people in their mid 20s like myself, just a couple years ago we were “all about the grind” and “paper chasing”. We’ve seen recently that chasing that paper and working extremely long shifts for a fat paycheck just isn’t worth it. Find a healthy balance at work where you’re doing more than the bare minimum to please your managers but not overworking yourself to the point where a job you love turns into a job you hate
🤣 I recently got fired by a demanding employer. Money is my primary motivator, it's all about business and survival of the fittest, I will never marry my job & none of yall are either my friends or family. If you see a smoke quit before the fire u lol
After many years of working for my company, I found that I get the same mediocre/low reward whether I did great work or not. The main thing that affected our rewards IMO was how well you inflated your reviews and made the right connections in management. So I just resigned to a "what's the point" attitude. Didn't realize there was a term for it.
These people seemed to have missed the point of, "quite quiting" means they take care of what needs to be done during the time they are supposed to work and then that's it. No more. No less.
This has been happening a long time ago, its just that now it has a name. My mom was doing this way back in the 80's. I've done it too. I definitely did this when I worked retail. Then finally I just quit.
Refusing to go above and beyond your job description or work unpaid overtime is not a form of spiritually "quitting". It's simply demanding fair compensation for your labor. People work in order to live, they do not live solely to work for you.
I absolutely support this trend and I’m 59 years old. My scenario: I’ve been working for my current company for 25 years and in my current title for 5 years with no promotion, working above and beyond my official work capacity and mostly self-trained. In May of this year, my employer decided to promote a same-titled person ABOVE me who had been employed less than 2 years to learn my job. I filed a grievance to get my own promotion and was denied and the promoted employee lost their promotion. So now the company has 2 very pissed off employees. Quiet quitting is the only way to go - with “quitting” meaning I quit working above my title and the anxiety it causes. I refuse to work myself into an early grave for a job I don’t care about. The upside to this, I’m retiring in 66 days and have been asked by three separate supervisors to stay. My ability to say, “Hell, no” is very nice.
It’s all fun and games till people are literally losing their minds, suffering from depression and sometimes taking their lives. It just happened to a coworker of mine and it makes me so sad for people. 🥺
@@andrewcleverly1322 Am glad seeing this here today, your recommendation earlier this year was a blessing to my life and that of my family, am so grateful sir.
It has to be the hustle tech culture/industry pushing that mentality. Here's the written job description for all new hires, but we expect you to do double that somehow. Define going above and beyond in tech? Is it having your mountain of work being turned into a mount everest of work and always saying yes to that?
Thanks for the opportunity to share my experience with quiet quitting! One thing that I think is important to add is whether or not this is sustainable long-term. My purpose in quiet quitting wasn't to just coast indefinitely in a career I wasn't happy with. It was to allow myself the time and energy AFTER my 9-5 hours to work on my side hustles and to take aligned action towards building my OWN streams of income. Once I had enough money saved up to give me runway, I quit fully. Younger generations are seeing the opportunity to make their own sources of income online (notice the other interviewee was a "freelance writer" and I am a "freelance virtual assistant & RUclipsr"). Lastly, in my opinion, burnout is a reflection of the MISALIGNMENT someone is feeling from their current career and not always just a result of being "over worked".
Explanation not needed we understood the article. It's called work because it's not easy. Everyone wants an excuse to be a RUclipsr or an influencer. No education needed everyone sees how easy it is so they want to jump on the wagon......
@@86diegoae would you do more than your paid to do? That’s the point of quiet quitting, your asked to do something not stated when you signed on. Do you just bow down to your boss or say nah I’m good? I’ve worked at the same company for 4 years and had much more responsibilities because I was “more capable” i didn’t get pay raises, I didn’t get bonuses or a promotion or anything. I left that job and now I play games making nearly 3x as much as working that job.
@@degarri7995 yup. Like fr. When they pay you minimum wage and youtubers be earning 1M+ and inflation is at 9.1% and you see multimillionaire youtubers you really feel like you've been screwed! Why should I volunteer for more work? To make my boss richer?
I literally just spent 36 hours awake to take care of my job on a weekend. - I got up at 9am on a saturday, - Had half the day to myself (which was really just planning/preparing for the trip), - drove to a remote facility (4hrs travel, left at 3pm) - got checked in at a hotel and grabbed a bite to eat - started working - expected time to be ~3hrs - 18 hours later (3pm the next day) after things did NOT go to plan, I get the opportunity to close up and head home - 4hrs drive back, 15 minute nap in a parking lot along the way - now 9PM on Sunday, I go to bed and get to login the next day like nothing happened. I volunteered to do this task. I stuck with it because it needed to get done and I take pride in making sure that before I ever take my hands off of it that things are operating well. That's on me and I own it. But this is far from the first time this kind of thing has come up, and through my many years of time with this company it is absolutely the norm that I would be expected to be at work the next day. And I was. My manager talked to me and we've arranged for me to have a comp day off at the end of the week but that was AFTER I was already logged back in and doing normal tasks on the Monday after having spent 18hrs working a problem, 24hrs dedicated to work, and 36hrs awake. Kudos to my manager for being a good human being but that is a power granted to him by the company while the expectation by the company towards me is that this needs to happen, you get it done, and then 'good job, see you on Monday' is the 100% normal reality. American work culture is toxic. You get hired and have a literal contract (if you're lucky) saying 'I will do XYZ work during ABC hours for 123 in compensation' and then the employers make it a habit of encouraging you to go 'above and beyond', that '150% spirit' and all you get is a handshake, pat on the back, other zero value gesture in return for VERY REAL value of time spent from your life doing MORE than the agreed amount. And that MORE becomes the new normal - without compensation, I might add. So when you get burned out by this cycle of behavior and choose to stick to exactly what you're getting paid for - by signed agreement - you are sneered at and threatened with replacement because you're 'doing the bare minimum to not get fired'. And this is the accepted viewpoint because clearly the employer, media, and wealthy 'go getters' are always right. 'work life boundary' is a dirty word to a lot of places, but it stems from abuse - and it's not the employees that are the abusers here, it's the employers. It's irritating to watch smiling laughing morning show hosts 'ha ha, if we did that we wouldn't be here, would we?', dismissing and forgiving their own employers and the likes of that across the board for having the attitude that 'you didn't give me more than we agreed to' is acceptable grounds for being replaced at work.
RIGHT. It's so easy for people who found "success" in their roles to then make a mockery of the fact that statistically speaking we can't all be "at the top" of our game in our respective roles/industries. I find that those of us who take pride in our work and are willing to roll up our sleeves to get the job done are usually the ones who get taken advantage of by a company. I don't really do that anymore. I do that for managers who I genuinely have a connection with or a friendship outside of work. The rare few I feel some loyalty to. The rest won't get that level of commitment from me anymore. I do excellent work but I'll keep it at 40 hours a week thank you very much. BTW, how did you manage to drive and not fall asleep? It sounds positively exhausting!
@@SL-lz9jr - Partially force of will for the road trip back and partially because if the sun is up I find it near impossible to sleep (though the road noise and static position sitting in the car did challenge that a bit). Chewing gum forces your jaw to work and requires you breath regularly, comedy channel on the radio for mental stimulation, and getting out to stretch my legs every so often are a few tricks I've learned over the years that can really help a lot. I also grew up in California, and we'd make summer/winter trips from the bay area down to LA every year to visit family. A history of trips like that and shorter stuff is pretty comfortable to knock out, although at about the halfway mark I did seriously need a break, the 15min nap and just that one dose of coffee did the trick.
I’ve worked in places part time and they were actually expecting me to go above and beyond as the minimum. When I asked for a raise for the added expectations and work load they said I hadn’t changed positions so there would be no raise so I said “then expect the same amount of effort” never work more than what you’re required because they won’t acknowledge you for it or be inclined to pay you more if they can use u quietly.
I have a coworker who has literally reported people to HR because she didn’t like the smell of their perfume. She claimed it was triggering her “allergies” that she never in years mentioned having. HR gave the coworker wearing perfume a warning and we got a mass email telling the whole office we could no longer wear any scents. I could not even smell the perfume on my coworker. It’s because of stupid petty and overbearing assholes that people are tired. They are old and tired and since their family doesn’t even want to be around them, they come to the office to feel like they can boss someone around. I wish this bitch would say something to me at a place outside of work!!!! Bring it lol
Wow. or you could just wash and not douse yourself with scents. I can't stand smelling that shit in public, i'd lose my mind if i had to smell it everyday. You don't notice it because you have gotten used to it. It's gross.
@@AB-nv7bz how could I get used to it when the person works on the second floor and sometimes I don’t see them the whole week. Just admit you like sniffing up other peoples ass hahaha
Wanted to ask... You say she has never reported the allergies in YEARS and then you bring up being 'OLD & TIRED'. My question is: Is this woman an OLDER one and if so are you older as well because if she's older and your younger unless she RECENTLY got hired how would you know who she reported it to?! HR can't give employees warnings, they can only ADVISE Management if a legitimate issue pops up.
@@burymebelowawillowtree9243 she has complained about multiple people and none of them really smell. She also complained that she felt people were getting distracted from their work because of the way the desks were set up and some people got moved. One of my coworkers was taking their 10 minutes break and she came looking for her in the break room because she said she wanted to make sure, since they were new to the company they would not exceed the break.
This isn't quite quitting it's called setting boundaries for work life balance. You can get more done in the first 4 hours of work when you eliminate unnecessary meetings & parse down meetings to 15-30 min and put your cellphone down when at work.
This has been happening across the border in Canada. During my internship, I have seen quite a few young and not so young, people quitting or taking a leave of absence. I myself have been quiet quitting or working on my own terms.
Doing the minimum is the constant example set by corporate CEOs. The trickle down effect so lauded by business experts could readily be applied to effort in the workplace. The difference is when CEOs do the minimum and leave their job, they are often rewarded with golden parachutes.
The pandemic for sure taught us there is more to life than working. And to solidify that lesson, employers think employees are expendable and the employees are well aware of that. Why stay if they aren’t treated right?
Not only are young professionals 'Quiet Quitting' but seasoned professionals as well. I now do my job within the hours I get paid & once my day ends, turn off the laptop & enjoy my life. No more will I be taken advantage of by my employer who believes the more you do, the more they need to give you to do. My loyalty & dedication hasn't yielded the dividends & my personal life has taken a toll as a result of burning the midnight oil.
You don’t buy a used car and expect a new Ferrari. You don’t order a small pizza and expect a large. If you pay us bare minimum, you get minimum effort. You get what you pay for. Want more? Pay more.
calling working quitting is the latest propaganda employers are pushing. It was recently "working remote will lower productivity so we have to stop it" now after productivity INCREASED they're finding some workers who are just doing what they're paid to do and calling them quitters LOL
I quit chasing paper and opted to live a smaller life. I buy as little as possible. I go work at jobs I like to do instead of concentrating on what it pays so much. I’ve made good money at jobs that didn’t satisfy my soul. Had plenty of money and no time to enjoy it. I was miserable. If my employers don’t appreciate my work ethic and punctuality now. I just leave because I don’t grovel for money and I know nobody can find good help today. Nobody can keep good help because they’re not taking care of their good employees anymore. If they don’t care, I can mirror that, I don’t care either.
I live in a city and I’m still desperately trying to find a job.. to the point where I only have 2 months worth of rent to live off of. I’d happily take someone’s job that doesn’t want it 😭
Your post makes a lot of sense. You are looking for a job to be happy and successful. Everyone else wants to take the easy road and be an influencer or a RUclipsr it's ridiculous what these people look towards to be successful. They want all the filters and social media to boost their self-esteem..
@@Krista16K I was a CNA at a nursing home making $20 and hour. What I’ve been struggling with is false advertising, some companies say they are hiring but when it comes down to sending them my resume and applications it takes them forever to get back with me or they don’t at all. I’ve checked up in person and on the phone to the point where they say we are not hiring anymore. It’s happened to me 4x in the last 9 months. I just want to work for a company where I can grow and also pay all the bills. I decided it would be easier for me to change my career path at this point in time, as it will allow for more doors to open. I have an interview coming up for an insurance company, I just pray I don’t get the run around.
@@Bay- wow, crazy. I'm a nurse so I was thinking you should start looking into healthcare but I guess not! Healthcare kind of sucks so I hope insurance works out for you.
After leaving my last job I realized it's best to be quiet and do only is what expected of you in your position. I used to always be the first to volunteer for things and want to learn everything I could about other jobs so I could help wherever was needed. Not anymore! I'm tired and I'd rather act dumb and let the people who love living in the hamster wheel be the old me. That doesn't mean I don't help my teammates and do my job the best I can, I just no longer feel this need to excel for more.
My last video was on this, if anything learned, it's that there's a lot more to life than just working all day, balance is key and much more important than many are valuing, at least movement is finally catching on!
Why does the reporter act like she is backing up corporations and businesses by backhandedly threatening people into doing more than what you get paid for? Most people don't get the perks that her job gets her and certainly don't pay as much. And let's be honest, most jobs like hers aren't about grinding like migrant workers but more like cutthroat beauty pageants.
Good coverage ✨️ As a digital nomad, this is exactly why I love working remotely & living in an RV 🏕 So much easier to connect with nature, stay balanced, save, invest, and happily live a fulfilling + minimal life !! Thanks 😊
The government was trying to get people back to work using inflation (housing, gas & food), but all that did was force people to move in with family members. When people aren’t on their own, they have less expenses and therefore contribute even less to the economy. Having less bills has freed people up to just Uber, Lift or Grub Hub for a few hours a day AND THAT IS WHAT JOBS ARE COMPETING WITH NOT FOOD, GAS AND HOUSING PRICES! What needs to happen can never happen in a capitalist society because capitalism means “to capitalize” on everything! They cannot ever force people who have woken up to go back to the treadmills of life asleep from themselves. People are seeking balance, fulfillment and peace! The only thing to do is restructure society with workplaces that offer work-from-home options, change to a 4 day work-week with shorter shifts, and convert to a 20-30 hour work week that pays above the living wage! Society would find that people are actually more productive when they have work-life balance, joy and peace! But happiness at work, overall joy with living and peace belong to God! While we are in this transition, the world that has passed away must be completely consumed before balance can be fully realized for all who are left… Seek God and keep praying people! We are almost there!!! ❤️
Because it’s a trend on tik tok makes it new? No it’s not. How many people have been doing this for years? Just because you put a name to it means you start a trend?
it sucks that when you do good they expect you to go even further beyond expectations to the point it's draining. once you slip up they are quick to punish you vs who do the bare min. I learned this early from school sadly
Most jobs that require advanced degrees usually have people working longer hours and not getting overtime. Employers since the beginning have always taken advantage of their employees! If you can find another job or go into business for yourself than that is the way to go.
Right - it’s not like high-profile reporters have a history of drug addiction and severe mental health problems as a result of the demands of their jobs or anything. If youre passionate about being a high-profile reporter and are willing to put in the effort, go for it, but not all of us have our identity wrapped up in our jobs.
Working harder for a big company gets you nowhere. Its all politics. Now i work at a small company, where my boss is the owner. There is a clear mutual respect, and i go back every year for more money. Last year was small, but this year is going to be between $30-40k(commission structure change). So while i have to work nights and weekends during the busy times, i'm well compensated for it. The owner straight up told me, he doesn't care if i go play golf on a monday, just make sure all your work is done by Friday. Working for a small business is so much better.
I quit because of my mental and physical health. I was working 40 hrs per week. Now I work 6-7 days per week, but I love what I do! I animate, write, and vlog. I'm also looking for freelance editing.
There are times you have to just focus on the essential duties and not do more than you should. You don't want to totally just only do the bare minimum, but you also don't want to overstretch yourself to the point you will get stressed out and not even have the appreciation. You have to know when you should give yourself space and just do the bare minimum of your job and when it is good timing to take extra initiative outside of your essential duties.
its funny because if ppl actually do this they may actually get a promotion lol. doing this shows that they know how to prioritize work and personal life and health.
It is not “quiet QUITTING”. We want to work our jobs and get paid for the work we do. We work to live and NOT live to work. Instead of the company hiring more ppl, they just work the life out of those they already have. One girl came in to work at 5:30 am and was still there at 7:15-7:30 pm. Sometimes they call her on her DAY OFF to come into work. They also have something called MANDATING- where you HAVE TO COME TO WORK regardless. THAT IS ABSOLUTELY CRAZY!!!!
I've reached this same point with my current job. I'm a project assistant for a management consulting firm in the DC area, and I've been working there full-time since early 2020. Within that timeframe, I've taken on additional responsibilities, including research, PowerPoint creation and presentation, video editing, on-set production for the company's podcast, etc., and my salary has remained the same through all of that. Whenever I asked for a raise, my bosses said they would think about it, and it never happened. So now, I'm at the point where I'm logging off at 4p-5pm every day both physically and mentally, and I'm just chilling out or going to the gym in the evening, and doing homework. Hell, when I'm finished with all my work assignments for the day, I do my homework during that leftover time. And, I'm already planning on leaving this job for a different one as soon as I finish my Bachelors. Fuck overworking and just working but not being compensated fairly for it.
Luckily my companies I worked at were normal and at 5 pm, everyone left. Since afterall, that work will be there waiting for us tomorrow in 12 hours or less anyway!
The harder you work, the more will be expected of you and then your employer will be less inclined to add extra staffing. Raises are pitiful anyways and many aren't looking for promotions.
Life is about a hell of a lot more than work. Live your damn life and enjoy it while your young and healthy. Don’t let some entitled employer steal that from you. ‘Quiet quitting’ or ‘only doing what is required’ should be what employers expect over all. Anything more should be seen as a bonus and shown the respect it deserves.
This video is so confusing. So are they quitting? Are they ghosting their employers? Are they just staying quiet and not working at home when they’re tired? The GMA narrators and the 20s people who are talking about their experience don’t click in what they’re talking about. And the stock videos are showing something different.
I like when other people see what I see. This news article makes no sense the readers only see what they want to see. Nobody wants to work hard anymore it's a joke. Everyone wants an excuse....
It’s working to rule and not going above and beyond. Doing enough to fulfil your obligations. No staying late. No covering meetings for others that aren’t yours to cover. Logging on and 9 and off at 5. No job is worth burning out for. No matter how much you might love a job initially, giving 100% all the time will burn you out. And you think your employers / business owners will actually care? They need workers to make money. That is it. So look after number 1 and do enough to just get the job done
@@blah7918 Thanks for the clear explanation. I was confused with the term “quiet quitting” because from how they were explaining, these young people aren’t really quitting their jobs and were talking about doing other things, and yet the video kept showing stock videos of people quitting.
I added another cellphone to my plane so that I can turn it off when I get off and leave it at home on the weekends. I told my boss that I was going to Universal after working 70 hours a week for 3 months straight. He still called and texted me while I was on vacation, and I knew then I had to draw the line. Gave all my coworkers my new phone number and blocked them on my mainline.
i worked 15 yrs at various retail jobs. im 31 now and i am completely burnt out i quit my job at starbucks and now do uber and grub hub. its just as hard and tiring but at least im not getting taken advantage of and working myself to the bone. I say if you are in your early twenties please be selfish and put your career goals first. you can still be professional and respectful at your current job whilst saying no when the boss ask you to put in overtime cause they are "short staffed".
I’ve worked in offices for many years and management does not give two care about employees being burnt out. That is unless you’re one of their “favorites”. I think working the week minimun is being lazy but I do believe companies shouldn’t expect employees (mostly salary) to devote their entire life to the company. There needs to be a balance of hard work and businesses not taking advantage of employees time.
No one wants to work…..it’s draining to the soul. I’ve worked and gone to school, I’ve done 8 to 5 for 10 years. My dad has a PHD so I’ve looked up to him. I could never be self employed unless I had a business, but even that takes a lot out of you. I started with making $10 an hour after receiving my BA at 24, now I am working my way up with a masters and making more than I could ever think only because of faith, prayer, persistence and not comparing myself to others.
She probably doesn’t want the production assistants to get any ideas. They work crazy hours for little pay and recognition. The television industry has yet to modernize for the people who work behind the scenes.
Work your wage. Leave when you’re supposed to. Take every sick day and vacation day available to you. Because, believe it or not, they will be fine without you.
You mean it’s called simply scaling back? When your tired of going above and beyond you just simply do your job and leave on time, not answering phone when your off!
I’ve always done this. It makes sense though since I’m 29 about to be 30 real soon. I just refuse to give my all(time and energy) to a company that I know doesn’t care about me and beyond getting my pay, benefits, and job done (and I don’t expect or want them to care about more). If I’m going to do that, then I’m going to do it for myself.
i don't like the term 'quiet quitting'. doesnt make sense. I feel like someone is trying to invent a new term to describe employee burnout to focusing on some self care and rebalancing your life by setting boundaries. These are healthy things to do. Just because someone doesn't respond to emails at night and on the weekend doesn't mean they are giving less at their job.
"Be a problem solver. How can you fulfill all the obligations to the company while fulfilling the obligations to yourself"...she is so out of touch with reality, which is where if you do everything you're asked, what do you get rewarded with? More work.
You should get paid for your work, period. It's a job, not your life. Real talk, thank you for sharing your privilege. You sound like an advertisement for corporations.
Don’t waste your time quiet quitting, quit and go pursue a career you love. Your self esteem and mental health will thank you. It is possible to be successful and not kill yourself working. Working hard is not really what’s needed, prioritize your time and focus on what’s really important at work and you should be fine, no need to “coast”.
This works in the US because the present economic environment favors the worker. If you tried "quiet quitting" in Japan, you would either be fired or disgraced. Expectations are different in Japan. But, hey, if it works in your country, go for it.
There's no such thing as a " quiet quit" . Do your job and go home/log off. Because most states are " at will " and they will let you go if you're not performing well.
No, it’s about only doing what your job contract requires you to do. It’s about not overworking. It’s giving yourself a healthy work/life balance and setting personal boundaries.
Did you watch the video. You’re still doing your job, you’re just doing what you’re required to do and nothing more. Going through extra mile at work is rarely beneficial in the long run.
I appreciate her mentioning that “quiet quitting” isn’t for Everyone me the pros and cons of that. Along with pointing out how extra effort extra time and investment is needed for advancement.
Perhaps companies should have considered hiring enough people to do the work when people were willing to do the jobs that should have been filled. Instead, companies wanted to save money and put the work load of five people on one person. and quite often that person wasn't even full time or got benefits and when they spoke up about they were treated like shit. Maybe we're seeing a point where most people have had to work under those conditions and have finally had enough.
I started just doing the minimum when i got tired of fixing up other people's problems and taking on extra responsibilities in the Hope's of getting that promotion or raise I wanted at my new job. I got extraordinary remarks from my supervisor in regards to my one year performance but was told I was only going to get a 2% raise because other people, who didnt contribute nearly as much as me, where getting paid less. I was also told by my supervisor that they had to rate me as an average performer due to "company policy" (whatever the Fu*k that means) despite him acknowledging I was a high performer.
Lol the term quiet quitting is stupid. People are just deciding they no longer need to give their souls to their employer. If you’re not looking to make impressions or move up in your job, just do what’s required of you then go home to enjoy life. This is not quiet quitting. This is living your life with a healthy balance between work / personal matters.
The media loves a good buzzword! lol
I will say this, for anyone looking to move up, just do the bare minimum (for the most part) but take on an extra project or two now and again that is splashy. And then toot your own horn when you succeed at those splashy projects. Our bosses don't need a play by play of our everyday. Especially if you work on a large team where it's impossible to keep track of everyone's everyday work. All that the higher ups need to know is that you were the stellar employee who solved a problem for the company, or who got that big deal/contract/vendor/whatever, or the one who implemented some new thing that improved in some big measurable way (metrics are everything!). That's it. A little showing off (not too much, don't be that annoying person) goes a long way. Next thing you know, people higher up the food chain know about your name too and you've never even met. I only wish I found out how to do this for myself a lot earlier in life. Being too good at a job I hated just meant I was stuck at a dead end job because nobody wants to promote the workhorse because they can get so much work done in a shorter amount of time. But the guy who isn't as fast or productive but is contributing towards scaling up work, or creating new resources/tools for the company? That person gets elevated up. Just wish I had known sooner that all I had to do was "get by" on the day-to-day stuff and put all my energy towards a few splashy projects. I'm certainly talented and skilled enough but I was putting energy towards the wrong projects/tasks. The everyday stuff won't get you noticed.
Agreed the problem is employers take advantage of the employees and try to push their work load on them and then make them like it's everyones problem.
@@SL-lz9jr If I could pin your topic to the top of this discussion thread I would. You are 100% right!!!
I have been in 5 roles in less than 7 years at my Fortune100 company. I had a couple of forced lateral moves but the other 3 opportunities netted me raises between 25%-40% . I can recognize a VALUABLE project when I see one and I jockey for them!
I make a very solid salary and now work on a team that just sent me a welcome kit with about $500 of tech, a brand new phone, laptop, and are like, "Please let us know if you need a new monitor!" Two team leads ago, I recognized my manager was taking the credit for EVERYTHING while doing basically nothing. I networked my way out of there, taking on a difficult assignment that required me to put in a some prep time one or two weekends. Even though the project was ultimately passed to another team, I had done enough of the groundwork that the liaison to that team shouted me out to upper management. That project got me suggested for another technical project and so on. That said, I want to give credit to God because I PRAYED that process through! My work opportunities had been stymied prior to joining my current company. I had A LOT to learn about corporate life and working through my own emotions of inadequacy. That said, it took me until middle age but I'm here and the sky is the limit!!!
This exactly. Why are we searching for things to make a thing. My brain hurts.
Lol "quiet quitting is stupid " Well Valerie you nailed it I have no words. People are lazy....
Doing what is expected of you at your job is called working-not quietly quitting. Getting steamrolled by your job/boss is called getting taken advantage of. Just because I don't let my job control my life doesn't mean I am next in line to be fired or that I'm getting a low raise. You can be awesome and efficient during your workday - and that's it.
exactly, i was like huh? its called work. The employer will not pay you for the extra time you put in, why should you do them the favor working for free? heck no. i punch in, do my job, punch out and i say see you next time, dont bother me when im at home. however , my manager has no choice. She has to constantly work on call because she basically runs a hotel. But thats the risk she took on when she started the job. We had the superviosr position open up, i could have applied and gotten the job (with better pay) but i was not willimg to sacrifice my time ans effort for a bit more money and a lot more stress.
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Seriously they make it seem like the young professionals don’t wanna work we simply do not want to work for some thing we are not being paid for. They think we should show the amount of work we can do prior to getting the adjusted pay and it’s absolutely ridiculous
Unless you live in an at will state where they’ll fire you if they want
Exactly. This is not quit quitting is just me actually doing my job and working lol
The name for this term is dumb. These are people setting boundaries with these relentless corporations and jobs who will just work you until you aren’t useful to them anymore. Life is about more than your job.
Yes it is & they are taking precious life from us 8 to 12 hour days is insane. Working should be more like 4 to 5 hours nothing more.
I agree the name is stupid.
A little misleading but it makes some sense. All about perspective, depending on the industry or company culture, sticking to your job description is not enough to keep yourself employed, which is not normal. So quiet quitting = doing what's normal at the wrong place and eventually quitting or getting fired ( which is the uncalculated part of the equation). Could also call this quietly getting fired, since they can fired you on the spot but you're required a 2 weeks notice so why not just quitting? I guess life's hard
@@emmarose9466 If you work in a right-to-work state, they can fire you for anything.
@@emmarose9466 If you work in a right-to-work state, they can fire you for anything.
Don't kid yourself! Working harder just means the company expects more from you. They aren't going to reward you for that work, they will just expect it from you all the time. When companies go through a short staffing problem and you double down to make it work, all the higher ups see is that it works. This discourages them from fixing the problem and creates a new normal. Sometimes you have to let it fail or you work yourself into exhaustion and keep the company from creating a sustainable system.
You said it! Many people do work themselves into exhaustion. It's almost expected, especially here in the U.S.
The operation has to fail. To see corrective actions
Why don't the higher ups learn from this mistake, since I would guess some of them experienced this too in their earlier roles?
It’s called having a life, work isn’t everything
As a teacher, I feel that I found the career that I could stick with until retirement....or so I thought. I love teaching. I hate the endless and useless paperwork and meetings that go along with it. It drains me enough to want to quit. After dealing with other people's naughty kids all day, the last thing I want to do is more work. Most teachers do this. I don't. After the 2nd year, I just quit taking the work home. This is my version of quiet quitting. I also do not volunteer to do anything else, if asked. It makes me look like I am "not a team player", but I don't care. I want my sanity. Last year, I also stopped filling out said paperwork, except the paperwork that I "might get sued" if I don't fill it out. I turned it all in way after the deadlines, last year, and had no repercussions that I was awaiting! So, this year, I will do that again. Because if you are not going to even look at it, why am I spending hours of MY time doing it?? The only thing that should matter is that the students in my class are learning.
Insight full thanks for sharing
I knew a teacher who worked until 9p.m. at her teaching job. Her kids suffered, of course. It was pretty ridiculous. There is no reason to live life this way.
Teaching is an important job. And you should do what you need to do to stay with it
Girl please. Everyone knows that to get ahead it ain’t about work ethic. It’s who you know and if you’re well liked. Period. How many people do we know that kept their head down and worked themselves to death only to get passed over for promotion by someone with less skills or someone that they trained?!
The absolute shade she threw because folks are realizing the game? Talmbout they wouldn’t be there right now if they had quietly quit. Foh. Absolutely not. You got the position because someone liked you enough to give you a chance. That is all.
Probably some sucking up is all
She probably had to get on her knees to get ahead! 🤣
@@jazminsanchez8046 some people at work do go that low.
@@jazminsanchez8046: Why would you say that? The majority of women don't give sexual favors to get ahead in their careers.
I think it’s mainly the idea of jobs being able to fire you anywhere at anytime, but it’s expected of their employees to give a two weeks notice. So, why go “above and beyond” for them? As long as you’re doing what’s required of you - I don’t see the problem here.
Exactly
You hit the nail on the coffin. After being laid off twice in my life, plus losing my job during Covid (not my boss's fault - they moved out of the city), all within the last 3 years, it really drilled it home for me that there's no point in wasting energy on a job that can be gone (poof!) even when you work hard and are recognized for your stellar efforts. I'm a happier person ever since I shifted my focus and didn't tie my identity to my career.
Lazy
@@MattHelmSA lol focusing on your self-worth & not being a doormat for big corporations is “lazy”? I’d say it’s inspiring*
@@SL-lz9jr as you should! I’m proud of you
When you go above and beyond at work--they then expect it all the time. They demand it and aren't grateful. They act as if it's your job to do certain things because you went above your job description to help your company. This is why, sometimes you only do the job you're expected to do and don't go above and beyond. But this "Quiet Quitting" seems like the lazy people that surround you at work--that forces others to do more (go above and beyond). Your boss expects less from them and more from you. It's a never ending circle of unfairness at work.
Sounds like you just need to get on the same page as those lazy people then everyone is putting in the same amount of work. The sword cuts both ways too. I once advised a man I was dating that he needed to slow down his productivity or management would start to question his peers for not catching up to his level. Which can happen sometimes when management is trying to assess what is considered "feasible" and "normal". I once had a manager ask me how many minutes it took me to complete certain tasks (it was a transactional, task-based, time-sensitive job, so every minute actually counted). I could tell they were trying to figure out which employees were slow and which were fast. It can go both ways. Management may simply expect the fast ones to continue at breakneck pace or they may start to fire the slow ones for not being fast enough. The point is, we're all worker bees and we shouldn't be against one another. I used to burn myself out into fevers every few months. No way was that normal. I never got sick. No other symptoms. Just lots of fevers from being burnt out. Eventually I quit that job. I kept getting stuck at jobs that required high performance for low wage. Finally I found my way out of those types of jobs into jobs that were more meaningful and more project-based (which is my happy place) and ever since the pandemic and after being laid off a few times (no fault of my own), I learned to be less of a worker bee. I do what I can do in the time allotted. I refuse to do free labor (if you're salaried, anything over 40 hours a week is free labor in my book) and now that I'm hourly I agree to do overtime once in a while to be a team player and get the job done during busy seasons, but I set the tone with my manager and CEO that this is not to be expected of me on a regular basis. And whenever I can I always push back on deadlines. My current role and current industry isn't life or death. Most jobs aren't life or death, which means most deadlines are man-made, which means it's perfectly reasonable to push back on deadlines that are impossible. I'm lucky that I work for a place that understands work/life balance. Now, they still have a long way to go towards achieving that and some of my colleagues struggle to find their voice to set those boundaries up for themselves, but I learned I can do excellent work at 40 hours a week and not have to give more of myself to my job. I'm still well respected for my expertise and knowledge. My managers still root for me to succeed. Honestly, it sounds like managers need to stop treating their employees like a cash cow and instead start treating them like human beings with purpose and life.
I started doing it earlier this year. Overworked, underpaid and unappreciated I no longer give 110% effort. I have scaled back to preserve my energy and time. I have been working on side hustles and hopefully next year I will make enough money to quit. 😒
I get that people don’t live to work. After finishing college, it took me about two years to find a job where I wake up every morning and want to be there. I found my calling, so I found my purpose. Because of the workforce labor shortage, and me working in a labor environment, it can be easy to get burnt out
To younger people in their mid 20s like myself, just a couple years ago we were “all about the grind” and “paper chasing”. We’ve seen recently that chasing that paper and working extremely long shifts for a fat paycheck just isn’t worth it. Find a healthy balance at work where you’re doing more than the bare minimum to please your managers but not overworking yourself to the point where a job you love turns into a job you hate
I’ve been doing this my whole life, I just thought I was lazy I guess it’s ok 😂🤣
🤣 I recently got fired by a demanding employer. Money is my primary motivator, it's all about business and survival of the fittest, I will never marry my job & none of yall are either my friends or family. If you see a smoke quit before the fire u lol
Theres more to life than making someone else richer
After many years of working for my company, I found that I get the same mediocre/low reward whether I did great work or not. The main thing that affected our rewards IMO was how well you inflated your reviews and made the right connections in management. So I just resigned to a "what's the point" attitude. Didn't realize there was a term for it.
These people seemed to have missed the point of, "quite quiting" means they take care of what needs to be done during the time they are supposed to work and then that's it. No more. No less.
This has been happening a long time ago, its just that now it has a name. My mom was doing this way back in the 80's. I've done it too. I definitely did this when I worked retail. Then finally I just quit.
Yup I have been doing it for years. Guess there wasn't a catchy enough # until now, 😂
Refusing to go above and beyond your job description or work unpaid overtime is not a form of spiritually "quitting". It's simply demanding fair compensation for your labor. People work in order to live, they do not live solely to work for you.
I did this as a nurse 1 year ago. Less money coming in but my family and I couldn't be happier.
I absolutely support this trend and I’m 59 years old.
My scenario: I’ve been working for my current company for 25 years and in my current title for 5 years with no promotion, working above and beyond my official work capacity and mostly self-trained.
In May of this year, my employer decided to promote a same-titled person ABOVE me who had been employed less than 2 years to learn my job. I filed a grievance to get my own promotion and was denied and the promoted employee lost their promotion. So now the company has 2 very pissed off employees.
Quiet quitting is the only way to go - with “quitting” meaning I quit working above my title and the anxiety it causes. I refuse to work myself into an early grave for a job I don’t care about.
The upside to this, I’m retiring in 66 days and have been asked by three separate supervisors to stay. My ability to say, “Hell, no” is very nice.
Don't be surprised when they call you at home for help or want you to come in for a few hours; off the clock to "visit" of course.
It’s all fun and games till people are literally losing their minds, suffering from depression and sometimes taking their lives. It just happened to a coworker of mine and it makes me so sad for people. 🥺
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I didn’t know that doing your job and clocking out when it was time to go was “quiet quitting”. I guess I’ve been “quiet quitting” all my life.
It has to be the hustle tech culture/industry pushing that mentality. Here's the written job description for all new hires, but we expect you to do double that somehow. Define going above and beyond in tech? Is it having your mountain of work being turned into a mount everest of work and always saying yes to that?
Thanks for the opportunity to share my experience with quiet quitting! One thing that I think is important to add is whether or not this is sustainable long-term. My purpose in quiet quitting wasn't to just coast indefinitely in a career I wasn't happy with. It was to allow myself the time and energy AFTER my 9-5 hours to work on my side hustles and to take aligned action towards building my OWN streams of income. Once I had enough money saved up to give me runway, I quit fully. Younger generations are seeing the opportunity to make their own sources of income online (notice the other interviewee was a "freelance writer" and I am a "freelance virtual assistant & RUclipsr"). Lastly, in my opinion, burnout is a reflection of the MISALIGNMENT someone is feeling from their current career and not always just a result of being "over worked".
Explanation not needed we understood the article. It's called work because it's not easy. Everyone wants an excuse to be a RUclipsr or an influencer. No education needed everyone sees how easy it is so they want to jump on the wagon......
I’m about to go to work and perform another quiet quitting day
Misalignment stood out to me in your post, which I believe is one the factors in burnout and unfulfillment.
@@86diegoae would you do more than your paid to do? That’s the point of quiet quitting, your asked to do something not stated when you signed on. Do you just bow down to your boss or say nah I’m good? I’ve worked at the same company for 4 years and had much more responsibilities because I was “more capable” i didn’t get pay raises, I didn’t get bonuses or a promotion or anything. I left that job and now I play games making nearly 3x as much as working that job.
@@degarri7995 yup. Like fr. When they pay you minimum wage and youtubers be earning 1M+ and inflation is at 9.1% and you see multimillionaire youtubers you really feel like you've been screwed! Why should I volunteer for more work? To make my boss richer?
I’m all about protecting the mental and protecting your peace. I’m all for this
I literally just spent 36 hours awake to take care of my job on a weekend.
- I got up at 9am on a saturday,
- Had half the day to myself (which was really just planning/preparing for the trip),
- drove to a remote facility (4hrs travel, left at 3pm)
- got checked in at a hotel and grabbed a bite to eat
- started working - expected time to be ~3hrs
- 18 hours later (3pm the next day) after things did NOT go to plan, I get the opportunity to close up and head home
- 4hrs drive back, 15 minute nap in a parking lot along the way
- now 9PM on Sunday, I go to bed and get to login the next day like nothing happened.
I volunteered to do this task. I stuck with it because it needed to get done and I take pride in making sure that before I ever take my hands off of it that things are operating well. That's on me and I own it.
But this is far from the first time this kind of thing has come up, and through my many years of time with this company it is absolutely the norm that I would be expected to be at work the next day. And I was.
My manager talked to me and we've arranged for me to have a comp day off at the end of the week but that was AFTER I was already logged back in and doing normal tasks on the Monday after having spent 18hrs working a problem, 24hrs dedicated to work, and 36hrs awake. Kudos to my manager for being a good human being but that is a power granted to him by the company while the expectation by the company towards me is that this needs to happen, you get it done, and then 'good job, see you on Monday' is the 100% normal reality.
American work culture is toxic. You get hired and have a literal contract (if you're lucky) saying 'I will do XYZ work during ABC hours for 123 in compensation' and then the employers make it a habit of encouraging you to go 'above and beyond', that '150% spirit' and all you get is a handshake, pat on the back, other zero value gesture in return for VERY REAL value of time spent from your life doing MORE than the agreed amount. And that MORE becomes the new normal - without compensation, I might add. So when you get burned out by this cycle of behavior and choose to stick to exactly what you're getting paid for - by signed agreement - you are sneered at and threatened with replacement because you're 'doing the bare minimum to not get fired'.
And this is the accepted viewpoint because clearly the employer, media, and wealthy 'go getters' are always right. 'work life boundary' is a dirty word to a lot of places, but it stems from abuse - and it's not the employees that are the abusers here, it's the employers.
It's irritating to watch smiling laughing morning show hosts 'ha ha, if we did that we wouldn't be here, would we?', dismissing and forgiving their own employers and the likes of that across the board for having the attitude that 'you didn't give me more than we agreed to' is acceptable grounds for being replaced at work.
RIGHT. It's so easy for people who found "success" in their roles to then make a mockery of the fact that statistically speaking we can't all be "at the top" of our game in our respective roles/industries.
I find that those of us who take pride in our work and are willing to roll up our sleeves to get the job done are usually the ones who get taken advantage of by a company.
I don't really do that anymore. I do that for managers who I genuinely have a connection with or a friendship outside of work. The rare few I feel some loyalty to. The rest won't get that level of commitment from me anymore. I do excellent work but I'll keep it at 40 hours a week thank you very much.
BTW, how did you manage to drive and not fall asleep? It sounds positively exhausting!
@@SL-lz9jr - Partially force of will for the road trip back and partially because if the sun is up I find it near impossible to sleep (though the road noise and static position sitting in the car did challenge that a bit).
Chewing gum forces your jaw to work and requires you breath regularly, comedy channel on the radio for mental stimulation, and getting out to stretch my legs every so often are a few tricks I've learned over the years that can really help a lot.
I also grew up in California, and we'd make summer/winter trips from the bay area down to LA every year to visit family. A history of trips like that and shorter stuff is pretty comfortable to knock out, although at about the halfway mark I did seriously need a break, the 15min nap and just that one dose of coffee did the trick.
"Quiet quitting" has been a thing long before it was labeled, there are always the go getters and the quiet quitters at every job, nothing new.
I’ve worked in places part time and they were actually expecting me to go above and beyond as the minimum. When I asked for a raise for the added expectations and work load they said I hadn’t changed positions so there would be no raise so I said “then expect the same amount of effort” never work more than what you’re required because they won’t acknowledge you for it or be inclined to pay you more if they can use u quietly.
I have a coworker who has literally reported people to HR because she didn’t like the smell of their perfume. She claimed it was triggering her “allergies” that she never in years mentioned having.
HR gave the coworker wearing perfume a warning and we got a mass email telling the whole office we could no longer wear any scents. I could not even smell the perfume on my coworker.
It’s because of stupid petty and overbearing assholes that people are tired. They are old and tired and since their family doesn’t even want to be around them, they come to the office to feel like they can boss someone around.
I wish this bitch would say something to me at a place outside of work!!!! Bring it lol
Wow. or you could just wash and not douse yourself with scents. I can't stand smelling that shit in public, i'd lose my mind if i had to smell it everyday.
You don't notice it because you have gotten used to it. It's gross.
@@AB-nv7bz how could I get used to it when the person works on the second floor and sometimes I don’t see them the whole week. Just admit you like sniffing up other peoples ass hahaha
Maybe some people are allergic to perfume? Maybe it triggers respiratory problems? Not everyone is a scent hated just because.
Wanted to ask... You say she has never reported the allergies in YEARS and then you bring up being 'OLD & TIRED'. My question is: Is this woman an OLDER one and if so are you older as well because if she's older and your younger unless she RECENTLY got hired how would you know who she reported it to?! HR can't give employees warnings, they can only ADVISE Management if a legitimate issue pops up.
@@burymebelowawillowtree9243 she has complained about multiple people and none of them really smell.
She also complained that she felt people were getting distracted from their work because of the way the desks were set up and some people got moved.
One of my coworkers was taking their 10 minutes break and she came looking for her in the break room because she said she wanted to make sure, since they were new to the company they would not exceed the break.
This isn't quite quitting it's called setting boundaries for work life balance. You can get more done in the first 4 hours of work when you eliminate unnecessary meetings & parse down meetings to 15-30 min and put your cellphone down when at work.
This has been happening across the border in Canada. During my internship, I have seen quite a few young and not so young, people quitting or taking a leave of absence. I myself have been quiet quitting or working on my own terms.
Doing the minimum is the constant example set by corporate CEOs. The trickle down effect so lauded by business experts could readily be applied to effort in the workplace.
The difference is when CEOs do the minimum and leave their job, they are often rewarded with golden parachutes.
The pandemic for sure taught us there is more to life than working. And to solidify that lesson, employers think employees are expendable and the employees are well aware of that. Why stay if they aren’t treated right?
Yep, especially if you have a family.
Not only are young professionals 'Quiet Quitting' but seasoned professionals as well. I now do my job within the hours I get paid & once my day ends, turn off the laptop & enjoy my life. No more will I be taken advantage of by my employer who believes the more you do, the more they need to give you to do. My loyalty & dedication hasn't yielded the dividends & my personal life has taken a toll as a result of burning the midnight oil.
No money for vacations and staring at a screen all day is not the life most young people imagined.
Where I come from, this is called " Do your 8 and skate!"
It’s crazy how when you pay someone more then they will work harder and care more
You don’t buy a used car and expect a new Ferrari.
You don’t order a small pizza and expect a large.
If you pay us bare minimum, you get minimum effort. You get what you pay for.
Want more? Pay more.
The fact that it considered a form of quitting to do your job description .. we just aren’t about the BS anymore.
calling working quitting is the latest propaganda employers are pushing. It was recently "working remote will lower productivity so we have to stop it" now after productivity INCREASED they're finding some workers who are just doing what they're paid to do and calling them quitters LOL
I quit chasing paper and opted to live a smaller life. I buy as little as possible. I go work at jobs I like to do instead of concentrating on what it pays so much. I’ve made good money at jobs that didn’t satisfy my soul. Had plenty of money and no time to enjoy it. I was miserable. If my employers don’t appreciate my work ethic and punctuality now. I just leave because I don’t grovel for money and I know nobody can find good help today. Nobody can keep good help because they’re not taking care of their good employees anymore. If they don’t care, I can mirror that, I don’t care either.
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I live in a city and I’m still desperately trying to find a job.. to the point where I only have 2 months worth of rent to live off of. I’d happily take someone’s job that doesn’t want it 😭
Your post makes a lot of sense. You are looking for a job to be happy and successful. Everyone else wants to take the easy road and be an influencer or a RUclipsr it's ridiculous what these people look towards to be successful. They want all the filters and social media to boost their self-esteem..
What field do you work in? I'm curious as to why you can't find something.
@@Krista16K I was a CNA at a nursing home making $20 and hour. What I’ve been struggling with is false advertising, some companies say they are hiring but when it comes down to sending them my resume and applications it takes them forever to get back with me or they don’t at all. I’ve checked up in person and on the phone to the point where they say we are not hiring anymore. It’s happened to me 4x in the last 9 months. I just want to work for a company where I can grow and also pay all the bills. I decided it would be easier for me to change my career path at this point in time, as it will allow for more doors to open. I have an interview coming up for an insurance company, I just pray I don’t get the run around.
@@Bay- wow, crazy. I'm a nurse so I was thinking you should start looking into healthcare but I guess not! Healthcare kind of sucks so I hope insurance works out for you.
@@86diegoae why work hard for something that isn’t yours ?
After leaving my last job I realized it's best to be quiet and do only is what expected of you in your position. I used to always be the first to volunteer for things and want to learn everything I could about other jobs so I could help wherever was needed. Not anymore! I'm tired and I'd rather act dumb and let the people who love living in the hamster wheel be the old me. That doesn't mean I don't help my teammates and do my job the best I can, I just no longer feel this need to excel for more.
My last video was on this, if anything learned, it's that there's a lot more to life than just working all day, balance is key and much more important than many are valuing, at least movement is finally catching on!
Why does the reporter act like she is backing up corporations and businesses by backhandedly threatening people into doing more than what you get paid for? Most people don't get the perks that her job gets her and certainly don't pay as much. And let's be honest, most jobs like hers aren't about grinding like migrant workers but more like cutthroat beauty pageants.
Good coverage ✨️ As a digital nomad, this is exactly why I love working remotely & living in an RV 🏕 So much easier to connect with nature, stay balanced, save, invest, and happily live a fulfilling + minimal life !! Thanks 😊
The government was trying to get people back to work using inflation (housing, gas & food), but all that did was force people to move in with family members. When people aren’t on their own, they have less expenses and therefore contribute even less to the economy. Having less bills has freed people up to just Uber, Lift or Grub Hub for a few hours a day AND THAT IS WHAT JOBS ARE COMPETING WITH NOT FOOD, GAS AND HOUSING PRICES!
What needs to happen can never happen in a capitalist society because capitalism means “to capitalize” on everything! They cannot ever force people who have woken up to go back to the treadmills of life asleep from themselves.
People are seeking balance, fulfillment and peace! The only thing to do is restructure society with workplaces that offer work-from-home options, change to a 4 day work-week with shorter shifts, and convert to a 20-30 hour work week that pays above the living wage!
Society would find that people are actually more productive when they have work-life balance, joy and peace! But happiness at work, overall joy with living and peace belong to God! While we are in this transition, the world that has passed away must be completely consumed before balance can be fully realized for all who are left… Seek God and keep praying people! We are almost there!!! ❤️
Because it’s a trend on tik tok makes it new? No it’s not. How many people have been doing this for years? Just because you put a name to it means you start a trend?
it sucks that when you do good they expect you to go even further beyond expectations to the point it's draining. once you slip up they are quick to punish you vs who do the bare min. I learned this early from school sadly
Sorry all creditability lost after you mentioned "tik tok."
How is this new? People have been doing this as long as people have been working.
Most jobs that require advanced degrees usually have people working longer hours and not getting overtime. Employers since the beginning have always taken advantage of their employees! If you can find another job or go into business for yourself than that is the way to go.
Work-life balance over job security?
We don’t have job security because you can be let go at any moment. Every recession has taught us that.
Right - it’s not like high-profile reporters have a history of drug addiction and severe mental health problems as a result of the demands of their jobs or anything. If youre passionate about being a high-profile reporter and are willing to put in the effort, go for it, but not all of us have our identity wrapped up in our jobs.
I’ve been doing this for the last 20 years. I’m not gonna be exploited.
Working harder for a big company gets you nowhere. Its all politics.
Now i work at a small company, where my boss is the owner. There is a clear mutual respect, and i go back every year for more money.
Last year was small, but this year is going to be between $30-40k(commission structure change).
So while i have to work nights and weekends during the busy times, i'm well compensated for it. The owner straight up told me, he doesn't care if i go play golf on a monday, just make sure all your work is done by Friday. Working for a small business is so much better.
I quit because of my mental and physical health. I was working 40 hrs per week. Now I work 6-7 days per week, but I love what I do! I animate, write, and vlog. I'm also looking for freelance editing.
I don’t understand how y’all survive seriously
There are times you have to just focus on the essential duties and not do more than you should. You don't want to totally just only do the bare minimum, but you also don't want to overstretch yourself to the point you will get stressed out and not even have the appreciation. You have to know when you should give yourself space and just do the bare minimum of your job and when it is good timing to take extra initiative outside of your essential duties.
As a self-employed person, I’m liking this. People taking their time back.
This makes no sense.....most people call this having a job. Who is out here slaving for a job? There is life out there to live.
this is quiet quitting? this is how it's supposed to be.
"I don't think if you and I would quietly quit that we would be here right now."
Yeah. And that's a problem.
Don't do anything over your pay scale bc if you do now that is the standards for higher up managers to put you & others in your role to.
its funny because if ppl actually do this they may actually get a promotion lol. doing this shows that they know how to prioritize work and personal life and health.
It is not “quiet QUITTING”. We want to work our jobs and get paid for the work we do. We work to live and NOT live to work. Instead of the company hiring more ppl, they just work the life out of those they already have. One girl came in to work at 5:30 am and was still there at 7:15-7:30 pm. Sometimes they call her on her DAY OFF to come into work. They also have something called MANDATING- where you HAVE TO COME TO WORK regardless. THAT IS ABSOLUTELY CRAZY!!!!
I've reached this same point with my current job. I'm a project assistant for a management consulting firm in the DC area, and I've been working there full-time since early 2020. Within that timeframe, I've taken on additional responsibilities, including research, PowerPoint creation and presentation, video editing, on-set production for the company's podcast, etc., and my salary has remained the same through all of that. Whenever I asked for a raise, my bosses said they would think about it, and it never happened. So now, I'm at the point where I'm logging off at 4p-5pm every day both physically and mentally, and I'm just chilling out or going to the gym in the evening, and doing homework. Hell, when I'm finished with all my work assignments for the day, I do my homework during that leftover time. And, I'm already planning on leaving this job for a different one as soon as I finish my Bachelors.
Fuck overworking and just working but not being compensated fairly for it.
Luckily my companies I worked at were normal and at 5 pm, everyone left. Since afterall, that work will be there waiting for us tomorrow in 12 hours or less anyway!
The harder you work, the more will be expected of you and then your employer will be less inclined to add extra staffing. Raises are pitiful anyways and many aren't looking for promotions.
Its not "Quiet quitting". Its inflation adjusted effort.
Life is about a hell of a lot more than work. Live your damn life and enjoy it while your young and healthy. Don’t let some entitled employer steal that from you. ‘Quiet quitting’ or ‘only doing what is required’ should be what employers expect over all. Anything more should be seen as a bonus and shown the respect it deserves.
This video is so confusing. So are they quitting? Are they ghosting their employers? Are they just staying quiet and not working at home when they’re tired? The GMA narrators and the 20s people who are talking about their experience don’t click in what they’re talking about. And the stock videos are showing something different.
I like when other people see what I see. This news article makes no sense the readers only see what they want to see. Nobody wants to work hard anymore it's a joke. Everyone wants an excuse....
It’s working to rule and not going above and beyond. Doing enough to fulfil your obligations. No staying late. No covering meetings for others that aren’t yours to cover. Logging on and 9 and off at 5.
No job is worth burning out for. No matter how much you might love a job initially, giving 100% all the time will burn you out. And you think your employers / business owners will actually care? They need workers to make money. That is it.
So look after number 1 and do enough to just get the job done
@@blah7918 Thanks for the clear explanation. I was confused with the term “quiet quitting” because from how they were explaining, these young people aren’t really quitting their jobs and were talking about doing other things, and yet the video kept showing stock videos of people quitting.
This makes no sense to me. Why is it called Quiet Quitting when you aren't even quitting?
I added another cellphone to my plane so that I can turn it off when I get off and leave it at home on the weekends. I told my boss that I was going to Universal after working 70 hours a week for 3 months straight. He still called and texted me while I was on vacation, and I knew then I had to draw the line. Gave all my coworkers my new phone number and blocked them on my mainline.
i worked 15 yrs at various retail jobs. im 31 now and i am completely burnt out i quit my job at starbucks and now do uber and grub hub. its just as hard and tiring but at least im not getting taken advantage of and working myself to the bone. I say if you are in your early twenties please be selfish and put your career goals first. you can still be professional and respectful at your current job whilst saying no when the boss ask you to put in overtime cause they are "short staffed".
I’ve worked in offices for many years and management does not give two care about employees being burnt out. That is unless you’re one of their “favorites”. I think working the week minimun is being lazy but I do believe companies shouldn’t expect employees (mostly salary) to devote their entire life to the company. There needs to be a balance of hard work and businesses not taking advantage of employees time.
No one wants to work…..it’s draining to the soul. I’ve worked and gone to school, I’ve done 8 to 5 for 10 years. My dad has a PHD so I’ve looked up to him. I could never be self employed unless I had a business, but even that takes a lot out of you.
I started with making $10 an hour after receiving my BA at 24, now I am working my way up with a masters and making more than I could ever think only because of faith, prayer, persistence and not comparing myself to others.
Jobs don’t care if you’re feeling burnt out.They just want the work done.
This anchor is being so shady…. Such a company gal
She is… I caught that too.
can’t stand a corporate Queen
She probably doesn’t want the production assistants to get any ideas. They work crazy hours for little pay and recognition. The television industry has yet to modernize for the people who work behind the scenes.
Probably because 90% of adult life is just working and it’s depressing
Quiet quitting 🤣
I guess I've been doing that all my life.
Work your wage. Leave when you’re supposed to. Take every sick day and vacation day available to you. Because, believe it or not, they will be fine without you.
And steer clear of any company that says “We’re a family!” Complete and utter BS.
I’ve been quiet quitting for a long time!!
You mean it’s called simply scaling back? When your tired of going above and beyond you just simply do your job and leave on time, not answering phone when your off!
We don’t care anymore just like our owners… I mean employers don’t sincerely care.
Sounds like when my dad lived by. Keep your work at work and keep your home at home.
Make the minimum wage $20. Shit is way to damn expensive 🤦🏿♂️
It’s a stupid term. It just means don’t let your job take advantage of you. That’s it. Super simple.
I’ve always done this. It makes sense though since I’m 29 about to be 30 real soon. I just refuse to give my all(time and energy) to a company that I know doesn’t care about me and beyond getting my pay, benefits, and job done (and I don’t expect or want them to care about more). If I’m going to do that, then I’m going to do it for myself.
i don't like the term 'quiet quitting'. doesnt make sense. I feel like someone is trying to invent a new term to describe employee burnout to focusing on some self care and rebalancing your life by setting boundaries. These are healthy things to do. Just because someone doesn't respond to emails at night and on the weekend doesn't mean they are giving less at their job.
If you want 110% on the job then you better pay over time, which you won't so you're just gonna get 8 hours then.
"Be a problem solver. How can you fulfill all the obligations to the company while fulfilling the obligations to yourself"...she is so out of touch with reality, which is where if you do everything you're asked, what do you get rewarded with? More work.
working will not result in promotions.
You should get paid for your work, period. It's a job, not your life. Real talk, thank you for sharing your privilege. You sound like an advertisement for corporations.
Are Americans getting 9% to 10% pay raises annually to match INFLATION?
Don’t waste your time quiet quitting, quit and go pursue a career you love. Your self esteem and mental health will thank you. It is possible to be successful and not kill yourself working. Working hard is not really what’s needed, prioritize your time and focus on what’s really important at work and you should be fine, no need to “coast”.
This works in the US because the present economic environment favors the worker. If you tried "quiet quitting" in Japan, you would either be fired or disgraced. Expectations are different in Japan. But, hey, if it works in your country, go for it.
Because workplaces are super abusive and they gaslight you in every way, if they can
There's no such thing as a " quiet quit" . Do your job and go home/log off. Because most states are " at will " and they will let you go if you're not performing well.
This is just an excuse to say im working but not really. Another term for participation trophy.
No, it’s about only doing what your job contract requires you to do. It’s about not overworking. It’s giving yourself a healthy work/life balance and setting personal boundaries.
Did you watch the video. You’re still doing your job, you’re just doing what you’re required to do and nothing more. Going through extra mile at work is rarely beneficial in the long run.
I appreciate her mentioning that “quiet quitting” isn’t for Everyone me the pros and cons of that. Along with pointing out how extra effort extra time and investment is needed for advancement.
Perhaps companies should have considered hiring enough people to do the work when people were willing to do the jobs that should have been filled. Instead, companies wanted to save money and put the work load of five people on one person. and quite often that person wasn't even full time or got benefits and when they spoke up about they were treated like shit. Maybe we're seeing a point where most people have had to work under those conditions and have finally had enough.
This is so true Loy going on in our lives ! We all did quiet quitting without knowing it !
Hello Julie
I started just doing the minimum when i got tired of fixing up other people's problems and taking on extra responsibilities in the Hope's of getting that promotion or raise I wanted at my new job. I got extraordinary remarks from my supervisor in regards to my one year performance but was told I was only going to get a 2% raise because other people, who didnt contribute nearly as much as me, where getting paid less. I was also told by my supervisor that they had to rate me as an average performer due to "company policy" (whatever the Fu*k that means) despite him acknowledging I was a high performer.