What is Quiet Quitting?

Unless you're living under a rock, you've probably heard of Quiet Quitting or Silent Quitting (in German: silent quitting). There are numerous videos on Instagram, YouTube and especially TikTok of people telling their story of quietly quitting work, giving advice and tips, or analyzing one of the latest trends in the workplace. Even though you think that this whole business trend Exaggerated, the numbers don't lie.

Such TikTok videos are viewed millions, if not billions, of times, which suggests that not only upper management has changed, but also workers' approach to their position and daily tasks, and how they deal with expectations.

Judging from millennials and Generation Z in particular, the days of “working hard, partying harder” are long gone. Nowadays, it is primarily a matter of doing exactly what is in the contract. Nothing more and nothing less. We will now help you understand this topic better by asking: What is Quiet Quitting?

What is Quiet Quitting?

‍Quiet quitting does not mean leaving the building unnoticed or signing termination papers without notifying anyone. On the contrary, quiet quitting is about keeping a job, but only by meeting the minimum requirements without trying to push yourself forward and without spending more time, effort, or knowledge than absolutely necessary.

By only doing the bare minimum, the employee does the work assigned to him, but without going the extra mile expected by many employers.

Quiet workers don't complain too much and don't perform poorly. You've managed to find a balance between getting the job done and not doing extra work. Many believe this is a relatively new way of working, but if we dig deeper, we'll find that it's not the Gen Z or even Gen X are to blame for it.

Silent resignation is just a label that society has attached to a phenomenon that has been happening in offices for centuries. Herman Melville already mentioned it in 1853 in his short story”Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street”, which is about an employee who constantly replies with “I would prefer not to resign.”

Signs of Quiet Quitting

It's time to take a look at behaviors that suggest someone is quietly quitting:

• you Don't aim for promotions, but are satisfied with the status quo.
  
• Avoid opportunities such as longer working hours and additional work.
  
• Don't contribute if you don't Explicitly asked will.
  
• The work is done by 9 to 5 done and emails, phone calls, or messages during leisure time are ignored.
  
• Only stick to tasks that fall under their job description fall.
  
• Avoiding work eventsWhen this outside business hours take place.
  
• Expulsion of available vacation and sick days.

Why is there tacitly dismissal?

According to Gallup, around 50% of the American workforce is quietly quitting. In the company's report “State of the Global Workplace 2023“It says that 72% of all European workers are already doing the minimum. Here are a few more interesting figures:

• Die romanians are the hardest working bees in Europe and show the highest level of commitment.
  
• With 16% of committed workers, they share Germans 22nd and 23rd place with croatia.
  
• suisse Workers consider themselves even less committed and end up in 31st place on the list.
  
• In austria Only 11% of workers are ready to get involved.
  

It is interesting that employees, according to their own statements, know exactly why they are tacitly quitting. None of them do it just like that. The data analysis shows that 41% of them would stop if the work culture and appreciation of their commitment were different. 28% would not leave if they received a raise or other perks, while 16% would appreciate it if the company showed more interest in their personal well-being and acted accordingly.

But what are the causes of silent quitting?

• 40% of participants say that they have opted for silent termination in order to reduce everyday stress.
  
• 29% of workers do this for a better Work-life balance.
  
• 28% do it because they lack recognition.
  
• 22% are simply dissatisfied with their job.
  
• 21% of the workforce quietly resigns because they do not receive a sufficient salary.

How can you prevent quiet quitting?

As long as company management recognizes the trend, they can do a lot to make the workplace more motivating:

1. Transition to hybrid working model for employees who need a different work-life balance.

2. Use Desk sharing apps like Flexopusto simplify the organizational process.

3. Recognize and reward achievements and additional work before the employee looks for recognition.

4. Offer workers who are interested in personal development Learning opportunities and seminars on.

5. Communicate clearly about expectations, goals, and responsibilities.

6. Allow employees to to work autonomously and their Unleash creativity.

7. Avoid micromanagement.

Silent dismissal is nothing new, but now that it has been recognized, employers have no excuse not to prevent it.