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'Quiet quitting' isn't really quitting, but it is forcing employers to adapt
Quiet quitting' isn't really quitting, but it is forcing employers to adapt
Clocking out at 5 p.m. on the dot, only doing your assigned daily tasks, limiting chats with colleagues and no working overtime. These are the distinctive features of "quiet quitting," a term coined to describe how people are approaching their jobs and professional lives differently to manage burnout.
The phrase — which isn't actually intended to lead to a resignation — exploded into the popular lexicon last week when a TikTok video went viral.
The phrase is resonating, too. While the words "quiet quitting" are loaded, evoking images of a slacker or ne'er-do-well for some, others say that the approach frees up time to spend with family and friends, or to take care of oneself.
In short, it's a renewed commitment to life beyond the workplace. But behind the trend is a starker reality.
Employees want to be fairly compensated for additional time and work, especially as the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbates occupational burnout and mental health issues. The ball is squarely in the court of employers, managers and executives, experts say.
As the pandemic shuffles along into its third year, experts say remote and hybrid models are here to stay, and employees are re-evaluating how much time they spend commuting, working overtime and generally investing in low-pay, low-reward jobs.
Executives who expect employees to fit into rigid standards for work ethic after the pandemic-driven workplace shift are in for a rude awakening, said Tim Magwood, the CEO of 1-DEGREE/Shift, a human resources consulting firm in Toronto.
"We really need to adapt, and one-size-fits-all just does not work anymore," he said
Ukraine marks Independence Day six months into Russia's invasion
People in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday look at destroyed Russian military equipment on a street turned into an open-air military museum ahead of the country's Independence Day today.
In brief A union representing airport screening officers in Alberta says some of its members have shown up to work feeling sick in order to access a summer attendance bonusprogram. "It's a reward to circumvent doing what's right," said Richard Brown, president of Teamsters Canada Local Union 362. "I've personally spoken to people that feel they're ill and they should not go to work or not stay, and they've chosen to show up and stay just to make sure they qualify." Earlier this year — as air traffic surged after taking a nosedive during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic — screening officers contracted by the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority were told of the bonus program. According to a memo sent out by one company screening officers would receive $200 for every week in which they worked their scheduled shifts in full...