Isn't getting PIP'd and then fired not, "bare minimum to not get fired" though? Sounds like those folks are doing much less than required not to be fired. My

Isn't getting PIP'd and then fired not, "bare minimum to not get fired" though? Sounds like those folks are doing much less than required not to be fired. My understanding of "quiet quitting" was a) it's a stupid term made up to give people a sense that they're in control of something they're not - needing to work to survive and; b) you were explicitly not trying to climb any ladder and merely doing your job as it was described, not shooting for promotions or accolades of any kind. "Quiet quit" team members are 100% fine to have around IMO, as long as they stay out of the way of the folks trying to take on the larger/harder problems. That's the thing I reject about modern workplaces: this idea that everyone has to be "progressing" or "climbing" all the time. It's totally cool to punch in/punch out 9-5, it just needs to be clear that's what the role is, and how much that reduces your ability to determine what it is you work on during those hours.