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This is ridiculous. The whole idea of “quiet quitters” was manufactured.

by teg4n_ 3y ago

nebula8804 3y ago
The definition of "quiet quitting" has been muddied. I feel as if its necessary for any discussion on the topic to include a definition to establish clarity. In my mind "quiet quitting" is the process of doing the bare minimum required by the job tasks and nothing more. If we go with this definition it seems pretty self explanatory. We have had terrible wage stagnation in many industries and a lack of the ability to change government policy has naturally led to this outcome.
- hgsgm 3y ago
  No, that's "doing your job". Quiet Quitting means not doing your job, and getting by as long as no one notices.
  - mvdtnz 3y ago
    It's not a well-defined term but by most definitions, quiet quitting is doing the bare minimum. > Quiet quitting is a mindset in which employees deliberately limit work activities to their job description, meet yet not exceed the previously established expectations, never volunteer for additional tasks and do all this to merely maintain their current employment status while prioritizing their well-being over organizational goals. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Work-to-rule#Quiet_quitting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Work-to-rule#Quiet_quitting
- lcnPylGDnU4H9OF 3y ago
  > the process of doing the bare minimum required by the job tasks and nothing more Once upon a time, this was called "doing your job". I think this is why OP chose to say it was manufactured. It's telling that the term is "quiet quitting" rather than something which doesn't suggest someone is shirking responsibility ("job disengagement", "occupational disinterest", etc). Talk of "quiet quitting" is an attempt from the management class to make the managed class believe they should be working harder after the latter realized they weren't actually seeing any benefits for their hard work.
- Clubber 3y ago
  Yes, I remember the scene from Office Space. It's also been in the Simpsons. The mouthpieces just repackaged it and put a new label on it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fmq8N4A1u6A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fmq8N4A1u6A
P_I_Staker 3y ago
It was exaggerated, but definitely something that was happening more. I think it's been done forever, though. Quiet fired is definitely real, too.

This is ridiculous. The whole idea of “quiet quitters” was manufactured.

by teg4n_ 3y ago

This is ridiculous. The whole idea of “quiet quitters” was manufactured.

The definition of "quiet quitting" has been muddied. I feel as if its necessary for any discussion on the topic to include a definition to establish clarity. In my mind "quiet quitting" is the process of doing the bare minimum required by the job tasks and nothing more. If we go with this definition it seems pretty self explanatory. We have had terrible wage stagnation in many industries and a lack of the ability to change government policy has naturally led to this outcome.

hgsgm 3y ago
No, that's "doing your job". Quiet Quitting means not doing your job, and getting by as long as no one notices.
- mvdtnz 3y ago
  It's not a well-defined term but by most definitions, quiet quitting is doing the bare minimum. > Quiet quitting is a mindset in which employees deliberately limit work activities to their job description, meet yet not exceed the previously established expectations, never volunteer for additional tasks and do all this to merely maintain their current employment status while prioritizing their well-being over organizational goals. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Work-to-rule#Quiet_quitting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Work-to-rule#Quiet_quitting
lcnPylGDnU4H9OF 3y ago
> the process of doing the bare minimum required by the job tasks and nothing more Once upon a time, this was called "doing your job". I think this is why OP chose to say it was manufactured. It's telling that the term is "quiet quitting" rather than something which doesn't suggest someone is shirking responsibility ("job disengagement", "occupational disinterest", etc). Talk of "quiet quitting" is an attempt from the management class to make the managed class believe they should be working harder after the latter realized they weren't actually seeing any benefits for their hard work.
Clubber 3y ago
Yes, I remember the scene from Office Space. It's also been in the Simpsons. The mouthpieces just repackaged it and put a new label on it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fmq8N4A1u6A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fmq8N4A1u6A

P_I_Staker 3y ago

It was exaggerated, but definitely something that was happening more. I think it's been done forever, though. Quiet fired is definitely real, too.