> “It’s not that fewer people are willing to work—if anything, more people are willing to work than before the pandemic,” co-author Yongseok Shin, a Washington

> “It’s not that fewer people are willing to work—if anything, more people are willing to work than before the pandemic,” co-author Yongseok Shin, a Washington University professor, told Fortune. “But it’s that some people are cutting back their hours.” I'm surprised that quiet quitting has moved on from meaning to not put in your best effort to working fewer hours. I work part-time, but I would say I'm doing the opposite of quiet quitting, I would even dare say I'm more working more efficient than some 40-hour colleagues.