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-{{Short description|Type of work ethic}}
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-'''Quiet quitting''' is an application of [[work-to-rule]], in which employees work within defined [[work hours]] and engage in work-related activities solely within those hours. Despite the name, the philosophy of quiet quitting is not connected to [[Resignation|quitting a job]] outright, but rather doing precisely what the job requires.<ref>Multiple sources:
-* {{Cite web |first=James |last=Tapper |date=2022-08-06 |title=Quiet quitting: why doing the bare minimum at work has gone global |url=https://www.theguardian.com/money/2022/aug/06/quiet-quitting-why-doing-the-bare-minimum-at-work-has-gone-global |access-date=2022-08-12 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}
-* {{Cite web |last=Bakshi |first=Pema |title=In Defence Of 'Quiet Quitting' Your Job |url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/quiet-quitting-job |access-date=2022-08-12 |website=www.refinery29.com |language=en-GB}}
-* {{Cite web |last=Scott |first=Ellen |date=2022-07-29 |title=Could 'quiet quitting' your job be the answer to burnout? What you need to know |url=https://metro.co.uk/2022/07/29/could-the-quiet-quitting-trend-be-the-answer-to-burnout-what-you-need-to-know-17085827/ |access-date=2022-08-12 |website=Metro |language=en}}
-* {{Cite news |last=Yang |first=Lindsay Ellis and Angela |date=2022-08-12 |title=If Your Co-Workers Are 'Quiet Quitting,' Here's What That Means |language=en-US |work=The Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/if-your-gen-z-co-workers-are-quiet-quitting-heres-what-that-means-11660260608 |access-date=2022-08-12 |issn=0099-9660}}</ref> Proponents of quiet quitting also refer to it as '''acting your wage'''.<ref>{{cite news |title='Business' |url=https://www.economist.com/the-world-this-week/2022/09/01/business |access-date=2022-09-03 |publisher="The Economist" |date=2022-09-01 }}</ref>
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-==History==
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-There are no verifiable sources as to who coined the phrase,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hitt |first=Tarpley |title=The Libertarian Who Supposedly Coined “Quiet Quitting” |url=https://www.gawker.com/news/the-libertarian-who-supposedly-coined-quiet-quitting |access-date=2022-10-15 |website=[[Gawker]] |language=en}}</ref> but it became popular during 2022, mostly through the social video platform [[TikTok]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/if-your-gen-z-co-workers-are-quiet-quitting-heres-what-that-means-11660260608 | title=If Your Co-Workers Are 'Quiet Quitting,' Here's What That Means | newspaper=Wall Street Journal | date=12 August 2022 }}</ref>
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-Although the term ''quiet quitting'' was popularised in 2022,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-62638908.amp | title='I was working 60 hours a week so I quiet quit' | date=30 August 2022 }}</ref> aspects of quiet quitting have existed in the workplace and popular culture for much longer. The film ''[[Office Space]]'' (1999) depicts a character engaging in quiet quitting; in the film, [[Ron Livingston]]'s character Peter Gibbons abandons the concept of work entirely and does the bare minimum required of him.<ref name="FreepOfficeSpace">{{Cite web |url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/columnists/mitch-albom/2022/08/28/mitch-albom-the-only-thing-new-about-quiet-quitting-is-the-name/65460190007/ |title=Mitch Albom: The only thing new about quiet quitting is the name |date=2022-08-28 |last=Albom |first=Mitch |work=Detroit Free Press |access-date=2022-09-05 }}</ref>
-In April 2021, a movement in [[China]] arose known as ''[[tang ping]]'' ("lying flat").<ref name=":0" /> ''Tang ping'' shares many common characteristics with quiet quitting.{{fact|date=September 2022}}
-In 2022, quiet quitting experienced a surge in popularity in numerous publications following a viral [[TikTok]] video<ref>{{cite news|first=Beth|last=Teitell|title=As quiet quitting goes viral, it's turning into the pumpkin spice of 2022.|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/09/16/business/quiet-quitting-season-1-brutally-honest-recap/|work=[[The Boston Globe]]|date=2022-09-16|access-date=2022-09-23}}</ref> which was inspired by a [[Business Insider]] article.<ref>{{cite news|first=Zachary M.|last=Seward|title=The guy who inspired the 'quiet quitting' movement is back to working 50 hours a week|url=https://qz.com/the-guy-who-inspired-the-quiet-quitting-movement-is-b-1849704130|work=[[Quartz (publication)|Quartz]]|date=October 26, 2022|access-date=November 3, 2022}}
-* {{cite news|first=Aki|last=Ito|title='My company is not my family': Fed up with long hours, many employees have quietly decided to take it easy at work rather than quit their jobs|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/overachievers-leaning-back-hustle-culture-coasting-employees-work|work=[[Business Insider]]|date=March 2, 2022|access-date=November 3, 2022}}</ref> That same year, Gallup found that roughly half of the U.S. workforce were quiet quitters.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harter |first=Jim |date=2022-09-06 |title=Is Quiet Quitting Real? |url=https://www.gallup.com/workplace/398306/quiet-quitting-real.aspx |access-date=2022-09-06 |website=Gallup.com |language=en}}</ref>
-==Underlying philosophy==
-The term "quiet quitting" has different shades of meaning depending on the source. While individual contributors might think in terms of otherwise "engaged workers setting reasonable boundaries", their employers might see them instead as "slackers who are willfully underperforming".<ref name="wp20220908">{{ Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/09/08/quiet-quitting-quiet-firing-what-to-do/ |title=Actually, we've been 'quiet quitting' and 'quiet firing' for years |first=Karla L. |last=Miller |date=2022-09-08 |accessdate=2022-09-12 |newspaper=The Washington Post }}</ref>
-Another perspective differentiates "quiet quitting" from "work-to-rule", positing that the primary objective of quiet quitting is not to disrupt the workplace, but rather to avoid [[occupational burnout]] and to pay more attention to one's mental health and personal [[well-being]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Kolev |first=Galin |date=2022-08-16 |title=What Is "Quiet Quitting" (And Should You Join The Trend) |url=https://officetopics.com/what-is-quiet-quitting/ |access-date=2022-08-18 |publisher=Officetopics.com |language=en-us}}</ref>
-== Quiet firing ==
-The opposite of 'quiet quitting' is 'quiet firing', in which an employer deliberately offers only a minimum wage and benefits and denies any advances in the hope that an unwanted employee would quit.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Miller |first=Karla L. |date=September 1, 2022 |title=After 'quiet quitting,' here comes 'quiet firing' |newspaper=The Washington Post |department=Business |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/09/01/quiet-quitting-and-firing/ |access-date=September 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.ph/wPrUK |archive-date=September 2, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Borchers |first=Callum |date=29 September 2022 |title=Employers strike back at 'Quitters' |pages=A12 |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]}}</ref> The phrase could also mean employers reducing the scope of a worker's responsibilities to encourage them to quit voluntarily.<ref name="wp20220908" />
-== Quiet hiring ==
-"Quiet hiring" is another term that has been used to describe employers' strategies to give additional responsibilities and unpaid extra workload to hard-working employees.<ref name="Breen 2022">{{cite web |last=Breen |first=Amanda |date=2022-09-09 |title=Google's 'Quiet Hiring' Method Is Bad News for 'Quiet Quitters' |url=https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/googles-quiet-hiring-method-is-bad-news-for-quiet/435043 |access-date=2022-09-13 |website=Entrepreneur}}</ref>
-==Burnout==
-Quiet quitting and [[occupational burnout|burnout]] are the same in symptoms, but different in root causes. Both problems cause a lack of motivation and effort.
-While burnout involves physical or mental exhaustion, it does not involve apathy toward the job. The burned worker is lacking effort because they are tired, not because they dislike their job. A change in duties or vacation would ultimately rectify this productivity issue (in theory).
-Quiet quitting is being done with the job at hand. It is being fed up with either a part of the company or the job’s tasks. Rectification requires more than a break.<ref>https://tier2tek.com/what-is-quiet-quitting/</ref>
-== See also ==
-{{Portal|Economics|Society}}
-* [[Great Resignation]]
-* [[Protestant work ethic]]
-* [[Slowdown]]
-* [[Work-to-rule]]
-== References ==
-{{Reflist|1}}
-==External links==
-[[Category:Criticism of work]]
-[[Category:2009 neologisms]]