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"They are doing just enough in the office to keep up, then leaving work on time and muting Slack." Lol - the definition for "quiet quitting" is doing your job
by leros 4y ago
"They are doing just enough in the office to keep up, then leaving work on time and muting Slack."
Lol - the definition for "quiet quitting" is doing your job to expectations and leaving on time.
So not overdoing your job is basically quitting in their eyes. Ridiculous.
- actionablefiber 4y agoYeah, wait a second. I work so I have money to live and eat and do the things I love and spend time with my family and friends. Those are what I live for. Why would I spend more time than I have to on anything else?
- tehwebguy 4y agoJust a continuation of the same lazy, bullshit articles saying, “Nobody wants to work” now that unemployment is so low that the old headline won’t fly. The nerds writing these articles are doing far less than “the bare minimum at work!”
- toomuchtodo 4y agoA tale as old as time. https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1549527752763588608.html https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1549527752763588608.html
- jshzglr 4y agoThose numbers don’t include those not currently looking for work. Which is substantial.
- spoonjim 4y agoThe overwork ecpectation is big part of American professional culture
- imtringued 4y agoOverwork is bad macro economics and good micro economics. Funny, isn't it?
- _8j50 4y agoI see your sentiment at r/antiwork but allow me to challenge that: Bare minimum to not get fired and doing what is expected of you are different things. There is work you accepted when you get hired and then if you fail to live up to that and all you do is just enough that the cost of replacing you isn't worth it, I think that is what the article is about. If you are doing hourly type low paid work I get it. You get what you pay for and all. But salaried workers get paid whatever they are able to negotiate. Still labor in exchange for money but only if you show results. Another way I will put it is, business is a competition right? Each employee is a competitive advantage to their employer, any business needs a certain portion of workers to do more than bare minimum to not get fired or else it would end up providing service equivalent to that. I am all for workers rights but this shitty attitude sucks. Just about any place I try to do business at I practically have to beg them to take my money and then smile as retail workers, customer support,etc... shit on me. Because they don't give a shit how their laziness affects others other than their employer. No pride in their work. This is the difference between the US these days and countries where it is offensive to tip people because they take pride in their work and paying them extra to do their job is saying they are lazy and lack self-respect as a default. Work set/scheduled hours. Don't overwork yourself but come on! Give a shit and do more than what it takes to not get fired because you take pride in what you do? Because you do it day in and out and that is what you leave behind, your story!? Because someone raised you to respect yourself and act honorably? sigh what is the point. Might as well talk gibberish in this "us vs them" society.