April 27, 2023, A Question of Ethics Conversation Episode

“Quiet Quitting.”  It is a topic that many of us have heard about.  In an era where it is a challenge to hire employees, is “Quiet Quitting” an emerging change in the contract between the court and employees or is it just a new term for some staff not doing their jobs?

In the past it has been given many names: “retiring in place”, “phoning it in,” or “checking out.”  What makes this iteration unusual is that it seems to be a mantra heard from younger workers.  Millennials and Gen Z workers have often uttered this expression.

Today’s Moderator

Eric Silverberg: Court Administrator, Municipal Court, Tucson, Arizona

Today’s Panel

Courtney Whiteside: Director, Municipal Court, St. Louis, Missouri

Kent Pankey: Senior Planner, State Supreme Court, Richmond, Virginia

Norman Meyer: Retired Clerk of Court, United States Bankruptcy Court, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Peter Kiefer: Retired Court Professional

Tina Mattison: Deputy Court Administrator, Consolidated Justice Court, Tucson, Arizona

Karl Thoennes: Court Administrator, Second Judicial Circuit Court, Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Samantha Borden: Staff Assistant, Customer Solutions Division, Water Department, Tucson, Arizona