Imagine raises, if they even come, do not keep up with the cost of living, thus employees are paid less year-over-year even if they do get raises. Quiet firing.

Imagine raises, if they even come, do not keep up with the cost of living, thus employees are paid less year-over-year even if they do get raises. Quiet firing. It didn't take a pandemic for quiet firing to become the de facto standard. That's just "how business works." Management-created crises, allegedly to "inspire the troops," may be seen as a form of quiet firing. And not just for the lackluster employees who fail to pitch in, but even for the rank and file whose morale can be impacted. Creating too many tasks to possibly accomplish, another inspirational management tactic, can sometimes backfire in a similar fashion.