> 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 c

> 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.