These kinds of articles never seem to provide a good explanation for why the workplace should go back to how things were before “quiet quitting” became widespre

These kinds of articles never seem to provide a good explanation for why the workplace should go back to how things were before “quiet quitting” became widespread. Employers’ complaints seems particularly puzzling in the light of the idea that so-called quiet quitters “complete their assigned workload to the same (often high) standard”. What are you complaining about, then? So why should things go back to the way they were? Is it because that is the natural and righteous order of things under heaven, that employers pay for 40 hours of work a week but their employees will give them 50, 60, or 80 hours? What is it about such quietly abusive arrangements that makes them “professional”... or fair, for that matter? The idea that doing more than the 9-to-5 is “counterbalanced by social capital, wellbeing and career success” is kind of analogous to the idea that artists should be thankful when they are paid in “exposure” instead of money. Also, the idea that small rewards such as candy are sufficient to recognize employee’s large sacrificies is cheap and insulting. Don’t buy Easter eggs, silly employers, but rather, pay toward employee’s nest eggs. Or just pay overtime rates for the overtime you’re requiring from your employees, you KPI-monging cheapskates!