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I strongly disagree. Many companies (maybe not tech companies) are posting very strong profits. Employee surveys also show people feeling the pressure of being

I strongly disagree. Many companies (maybe not tech companies) are posting very strong profits. Employee surveys also show people feeling the pressure of being given additional responsibilities due to labor shortages. I suppose you could make the argument companies are both over-working their employees and over-hiring if you're willing to concede these companies are poorly managed... which I think has a kernel of truth to it.

dcolkitt 4y ago
Wouldn't this be explained by the "quiet quitting" hypothesis? If 10-20% of the employees in an org pretty much stop working completely, then it's pretty natural that the remaining 80-90% are going to feel overworked making up the slack. Also explains why companies are laying off the dead weight resuming hiring almost immediately (like Tesla).
- spamizbad 4y ago
  Quiet quitting isn't people refusing to work on the job. It's to merely work hard enough to "meet expectations". So rather than trying to be a straight-A student you only work hard enough to get Cs and Bs. Anyway, I would say if the Quiet Quitting hypothesis is true it definitely points to a business management failure. If an employee joined your organization highly motivated and a year later feels like going above and beyond is not worth it you did something wrong.
  - bsimpson 4y ago
    > If an employee joined your organization highly motivated and a year later feels like going above and beyond is not worth it you did something wrong. So you've also worked at Google?
  - bluedino 4y ago
    >> Quiet quitting isn't people refusing to work on the job. It's to merely work hard enough to "meet expectations". Office Space came out in 1999 so this isn't anything new. That's my only real motivation is not to be hassled, that and the fear of losing my job. But you know, Bob, that will only make someone work just hard enough not to get fired.

dcolkitt 4y ago

Wouldn't this be explained by the "quiet quitting" hypothesis? If 10-20% of the employees in an org pretty much stop working completely, then it's pretty natural that the remaining 80-90% are going to feel overworked making up the slack. Also explains why companies are laying off the dead weight resuming hiring almost immediately (like Tesla).

spamizbad 4y ago
Quiet quitting isn't people refusing to work on the job. It's to merely work hard enough to "meet expectations". So rather than trying to be a straight-A student you only work hard enough to get Cs and Bs. Anyway, I would say if the Quiet Quitting hypothesis is true it definitely points to a business management failure. If an employee joined your organization highly motivated and a year later feels like going above and beyond is not worth it you did something wrong.
- bsimpson 4y ago
  > If an employee joined your organization highly motivated and a year later feels like going above and beyond is not worth it you did something wrong. So you've also worked at Google?
- bluedino 4y ago
  >> Quiet quitting isn't people refusing to work on the job. It's to merely work hard enough to "meet expectations". Office Space came out in 1999 so this isn't anything new. That's my only real motivation is not to be hassled, that and the fear of losing my job. But you know, Bob, that will only make someone work just hard enough not to get fired.