One area where the data did show a somewhat significant change, however, was among younger workers. Overall, Gallup's data doesn't really show a sizable shift in how workers feel about their jobs over the last few years, suggesting that quiet quitting could be a normal feature of the American workplace. They found that these quiet quitters make up at least half of the U.S. Gallup recently did a survey about quiet quitting, counting workers who report being neither engaged nor "actively disengaged" at work. It would certainly play into a sentiment expressed by some of America's biggest corporations: their employees just aren't being productive enough. But some argue that something like quiet quitting might have something to do with it. There could be many reasons for this: the supply chain fiasco, a record rate of job switching, business hiring decisions during a weird time for the economy, scars from the pandemic, growing pains from the mass adoption of remote work, you name it. Meanwhile, government data shows an historic drop in productivity over the last two quarters. And two, because there are so many alternatives out there if you do lose your job." One, because companies can't afford to fire people. The consequences of being found to shirk have become much smaller. And that's also why the incentive to work harder is reduced. "And so the risk of termination is lower. people have unprecedented job security," says Julia Pollak, chief economist at the job-search website ZipRecruiter. "With layoffs and firings at a record low. But there is at least some data to suggest there's something real going in the psyche of the workforce. Or maybe quiet quitting is a BS pseudo-trend. Maybe it's people feeling like suckers for going the extra mile pre-pandemic just to get laid off en masse. Maybe a large chunk of our labor force was always phoning it in, but now they have a loud social-media presence and better branding. Maybe quiet quitting is just an extension of "The Great Resignation" (or, as we rebranded it, " The Great Renegotiation"). With a super-tight labor market giving workers multiple job options, and an ongoing battle being fought over the preservation and expansion of remote work, many workers seem to be reevaluating where and how they do their jobs. Most observers seem to agree that the recent enthusiasm for quiet quitting says something about our post-pandemic zeitgeist. No more working nights and weekends, incessantly checking your email. No more kowtowing to your boss or customers. Setting boundaries and simply completing the tasks you're supposed to complete within the time that you're paid to do them - with no extra frills. It's about divorcing your ego from what you do for a living and not striving for perfection. Quiet quitting is like the opposite of that. In Japan, there's a concept called shokunin, which refers to an artisan who is deeply dedicated to their craft, always striving for perfection in what they make. It's more like a philosophy for doing the bare minimum at your job. Quiet quitting, in other words, is not really about quitting. The reality is it's not - and your worth as a person is not defined by your labor." "You're still performing your duties, but you're no longer subscribing to the hustle culture mentality that work has to be your life. "I recently learned about this term called quiet quitting, where you're not outright quitting your job, but you're quitting the idea of going above and beyond," Khan says. With the sound of a piano playing a ragtime-style tune and summertime shots of New York City flashing across the screen, Khan narrates a 17-second video that has introduced millions of people to the idea. The big bang began on TikTok, with a video uploaded by a 20-something engineer named Zaid Khan. Over the last several weeks, the concept of " quiet quitting" has exploded like a supernova across the media universe.
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