In this episode, we are going to talk about a trending phrase on Tik Tok and a few other social media platforms. The phrase is Quiet Quitting. It is where employees do just the bare minimum to keep from getting fired. We are going to cover the pros and cons from both an employee standpoint and if you are an employer and you are seeing this behavior.

Quiet Quitting: Its Impact on Employees and the Workplace

The newest trend floating around on social media is called “Quiet Quitting.” In this episode, we’ll both explain what this trend means and dig into it from both the employee and leadership viewpoints. It’s important to set healthy limits in order to do your best work, but it’s a two-way street in how those limits are handled.

Quiet quitting is a new wave of employees setting personal boundaries at work by sticking to the specific tasks written in their job description. Rather than leaving their position, people instead are no longer doing the “extracurricular” tasks. In doing so, they are prioritizing their time outside of work in order to move toward a healthy work-life balance. People during lockdown really took notice of the amount of work they were doing in a trade-off for their hobbies and family time.

So in response, they are setting clear boundaries by quitting their above and beyond efforts. Staff personnel jumping on this trend are subtly sending a message to leadership. That’s not to say the administration can’t have a rebuttal reaction.

Show Notes: Quiet Quitting: Its Impact on Employees and the Workplace (https://www.leadersinstitute.com/quiet-quitting-at-work/)