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This term is so incredibly stupid and obviously inflammatory. When I first heard it, I thought it was someone going on vacation and just never coming back to wo
by x3n0ph3n3 4y ago
This term is so incredibly stupid and obviously inflammatory. When I first heard it, I thought it was someone going on vacation and just never coming back to work (I had someone do that). Work-to-rule is a long-standing and better description of the phenomena being described.
- adhesive_wombat 4y agoI'm not sure it's exactly the same, because WtR is generally a concerted, collective overt thing and a way to exert industrial action without a strike (which isn't always legal, possible or desirable). The point is to point out how much all the staff are doing "over and above" and aren't being compensated or recognised for. "Quiet quitting" seems more like an individual doing the same but without an intention to exert pressure on the employer, but just do the minimum (or do precisely what they're paid to, depending on perspective) and clock off. It's not even the classic, decidedly un-quiet "fuck you, pay me". Certainly, as said a million times, it's not a new phenomenon. The shaming around it appears to be fairly new.