So I saw an HR newsletter come through at my job the other day (I work basic admin at a small company).
It mentioned how “quiet quitting” is on the rise and how managers are responding by “quiet firing” people.
I was curious so I looked up the definitions. And this HR newsletter was putting a very negative spin on it of how quiet quitters can't expect to succeed in their roles or get promoted, and are making a conscious choice to underperform.
Yet the definition is literally that a “quiet quitter” is someone who works to their hours and only engages in work-related activities during those hours. Keeping their personal time to themselves.
It's a sad state we are in when HR companies are putting a negative spin on having any semblance of work/life balance.