quiet quitting

[kwahy-it kwit-ing]

noun

1. the act of deliberately doing the bare minimum at one's job, often in response to frustration with working conditions, expectations, or pay.

   Poor investment in worker satisfaction can lead to disengagement and quiet quitting.

Other Word Forms

• quiet quitter noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of quiet quitting¹

First recorded in 2022

Example Sentences

I see the same thing daily as I train revenue teams across generations: When a person’s wiring, values and work align, “quiet quitting” flips into high performance.

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People may not quit outright, but “quiet quitting” can be even more damaging and costly than losing valued talent.

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The term 'quiet quitting' has emerged, referring to doing the bare minimum in a job.

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Post-election, the apparently embittered president has been “quiet quitting” — a sad end to what’s been, in its first years, a consequential presidency.

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So turn up the volume on that quiet quitting and make it a hell of a lot louder.

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