yurayurateikokuさんの おぼえた日記 - 2023年10月21日(土)

Who Are Quiet Quitters? (1)

It’s great you could join us for lunch, Lidia. You seem super busy these days, what with the never the never-ending challenges you have to deal with in HR. I hope you don’t mind, but I wanted to ask you about quiet quitting. It’s quite a hot topic these days.
It certainly is. Quiet quitters comprise roughly half of the American workforce.
So how has this trend affected Alex & Alex?
Well, A&A is probably luckier than other companies, knock on wood, because our culture of love and profit goes against hustle culture, which quiet quitters seem to be resisting. I’m happy to report that we’re experiencing lower-than average turnover too.
How do you define quiet quitting, Lidia?
Quiet quitting doesn’t mean someone is leaving their job. It means they’ve given up on the idea of going above and beyond the call of duty. They’re still performing their duties, but they no longer subscribe to the hustle culture mentality that says work has to be their life. Some people say quiet quitting is just laziness, but I think the key to defining this concept is “above and beyond.”
Do you think the pandemic caused an upsurge in quiet quitting?
The pandemic has definitely led people to think differently about life, work and family. But the concept of quiet quitting didn’t start with Covid. The term was coined in 2009, and it became a buzzword in mid-2022.