How many of you have been quiet quitting?

[eli77]

Seems like the trend will be continuing into the new year

 

[BackInTheGame78]

Not me.

 

[Stanley]

I was since I already had one foot out the door. That said I demanded a raise along with other terms and got it, so I'll remain compliant until better opportunities arise.... Sounds like 'dating' tbh

 

[lost_blackbird]

I just stopped going there any more. So I suppose it could be considered a quiet quit.
I've not worked at all since June. Probably going to start looking for something about the
same time next year. Needed some me time. I've quit weed, quit tobacco, booze is next
after Christmas and then after my surgical procedure in January it's also a diet overhaul
and some effort to do some exercise. I'll start with regular walking.

 

[corrector]

Double downing, not quiet quitting. Then again I am self employed and want to succeed and make lots of money.

 

[eli77]

I just stopped going there any more. So I suppose it could be considered a quiet quit.
I've not worked at all since June. Probably going to start looking for something about the
same time next year. Needed some me time. I've quit weed, quit tobacco, booze is next
after Christmas and then after my surgical procedure in January it's also a diet overhaul
and some effort to do some exercise. I'll start with regular walking.

You quit weed?

 

[eli77]

Double downing, not quiet quitting. Then again I am self employed and want to succeed and make lots of money.

Occupation?

 

[Xenom0rph]

Quiet quitting is the smart thing to do if you're a corporate wagecel..... Unless you're job is tied to revenue (a sales position) or you're part of the "IN" clique, working hard at your job doesn't pay off. If your boss sees you working hard and being diligent, he/she will just give you more work but not more pay.

If you're a cubicle wageslave, the wisest thing you can do is do the absolute bare MINIMUM amount of work and avoid chit chatting with your colleagues, just do the minimum and GTFO when the clock hits 5:00PM.

Do NOT put in (unpaid) overtime, do NOT go the extra mile.

 

[SW15]

Quiet quitting is going to stop very soon if it hasn't already. We're in what feels like a recession. In a recession, employees (aka wage slaves) get nervous and work more to avoid layoffs.

 

[Xenom0rph]

Quiet quitting is going to stop very soon if it hasn't already. We're in what feels like a recession. In a recession, employees (aka wage slaves) get nervous and work more to avoid layoffs.

Not true, I work in the finance dept at my company. I can tell you with absolute certainty that being valuable asset to your company doesn't amount to jack sh/t when it's time for layoffs.

The best example of this are the design engineers - these guys work hard to produce a prototype. Once they finalize the design specs we fire all of them and turn over the design specs to the manufacturing engineers whom are tasked with reconfiguring the assembly line to mass produce the prototype design at the absolute lowest cost.

And once the assembly line is optimized to produce the design at the lowest cost, we fire half of the manufacturing engineers and only keep small number of manufacturing engineers on board just in case problems happen.

The same can be said of all departments. Management is quite willing to compromise quality (by firing tenured staff) to save a few pennies.

Keep in mind that most people in executive positions don't stay at a company for very long (at most 5 years) so they're only motivated by short term cost savings and NOT long term product/service quality - their bonuses are based off of quarterly performance, so they aren't incentivized to think long-term.

 

[SW15]

I can tell you with absolute certainty that being valuable asset to your company doesn't amount to jack sh/t when it's time for layoffs.

That's a great point. Do you think employees realize that? I don't think the typical employee wage slave sees it that way. I sense that employees get nervous in recessions and want to go the extra mile if they perceive the threat of a layoff. I consider this especially true in white collar work. When a white collar worker gets laid off, it takes him longer to find a new job than the blue collar worker or McJob worker.

Keep in mind that most people in executive positions don't stay at a company for very long (at most 5 years) so they're only motivated by short term cost savings and NOT long term product/service quality - their bonuses are based off of quarterly performance, so they aren't incentivized to think long-term.

This is true. It's more true in large, publicly traded companies than smaller, privately owned companies.

 

[corrector]

Occupation?

Life Insurance agent. Also have Real Estate license.

 

[lost_blackbird]

You quit weed?

Yes, at the start of October and tobacco about 6 weeks ago.

 

[eli77]

Yes, at the start of October and tobacco about 6 weeks ago.

Ill never quit weed but do plan to get my card here in miami

 

[eli77]

Not true, I work in the finance dept at my company. I can tell you with absolute certainty that being valuable asset to your company doesn't amount to jack sh/t when it's time for layoffs.

The best example of this are the design engineers - these guys work hard to produce a prototype. Once they finalize the design specs we fire all of them and turn over the design specs to the manufacturing engineers whom are tasked with reconfiguring the assembly line to mass produce the prototype design at the absolute lowest cost.

And once the assembly line is optimized to produce the design at the lowest cost, we fire half of the manufacturing engineers and only keep small number of manufacturing engineers on board just in case problems happen.

The same can be said of all departments. Management is quite willing to compromise quality (by firing tenured staff) to save a few pennies.

Keep in mind that most people in executive positions don't stay at a company for very long (at most 5 years) so they're only motivated by short term cost savings and NOT long term product/service quality - their bonuses are based off of quarterly performance, so they aren't incentivized to think long-term.

Sounds like the decade of greed 1985 through 1995 immediately wall street comes to mind

 

[eli77]

Workers still have power over their bosses, and a recession won’t stop the Great Resignation

Despite layoffs and a looming recession, The Great Resignation shows no signs of stopping if employees aren't paid well during times of inflation.

finance.yahoo.com

 

[MatureDJ]

Eventually the rats will run out of cheese, and they won't be able to "quiet quit" anymore; the current labor shortage is a demographic anomaly due to the peak of the Baby Room retiring right now. That said, there probably is a big building wave of minimalism - not unlike what happened to Japan since the early '90s - and especially for men not getting properly sexed , and coming to the conclusion of "why work hard at all". I think the net effect is that we will get into a jobs deficit again with a few years, and it be OVER for the Working Class then - and this isn't even taking into account the onslaught of the driverless car wiping out so many budding Uber "entrepreneurs".

 

[Xenom0rph]

Only a fool works hard for others....

 

[Augustus_McCrae]

I quietly quit about 25 years ago when I got laid off from AT&T. it was a huge wake up call to me when I fully internalized that it did not matter how good you were and how many hours you put in, you were just a tool that was used by management and when they wanted to get rid of you, you were gone.

Since then, I have stayed in my chosen field and worked for very large corporations, but always did the minimum I needed to keep my job, maximizing my personal life and focusing on other priorities.

A lot of it is simply recognizing when you need to deliver and when something is viewed by management as important. Other than that, keep your head low and focus on your priority which should always be yourself.

Absolutely no regrets on making that decision And applying that philosophy to my work life.

-Augustus

 

[The Duke]

I used to be a design engineer on a few multi million dollar prototype machines like @Xenom0rph mentioned.

I had a team of engineers that worked under me based in India. Our engineering dept. Tracked the design hours I was utilizing in India. I was always a top 5 performer. Eventually management tightened the budget and started complaining about my hours. Other engineers started complaining as well. So I complied and put in less time at work. It was my form of quiet quitting. They basically asked me to be less productive so I didn't offend anyone. Two years later I quit for good. Fuhk corporate America. Never going back.