The Rise of 'Quiet Quitting': Balancing Work and Life

The trend of 'Quiet Quitting' has become popular on social media, representing a desire for work-life balance and resistance to hustle culture.

00:00:12 The trend of 'Quiet Quitting' has become popular on social media, particularly TikTok. It involves refusing overtime and late-night emails. This trend represents a desire for more flexible work-life balance in the post-Covid world.

Quiet quitting is a trend that has become popular on social media, particularly TikTok.

The idea of quiet quitting involves avoiding excessive work, such as working overtime or responding to late-night emails.

Quiet quitting has gained popularity as a response to the changing nature of work and people reevaluating their priorities due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

00:01:22 The 'Great Resignation' led to a surge in job changes. 'Quiet quitting' emerged as workers opt to do the bare minimum. Tight labor market makes finding alternative employment easy.

💼 Around 40% of workers plan to change jobs this year, fueled by the great resignation.

📈 Millions of Americans quit their jobs in 2021, and the trend of quitting continued into 2022.

🔇 Quiet quitting refers to employees choosing not to go above and beyond their job requirements in a tight labor market.

00:02:41 An anti-work movement called 'quiet quitting' is gaining popularity, particularly among Millennials and Gen Z. It involves working less, avoiding drama and work gossip, and reclaiming free time. Quiet quitting is seen as a resistance to hustle culture and a disruption of the 24/7 work mentality.

🤫 Quiet quitting involves working less and not engaging in workplace drama or gossip.

🔁 Millennials and Gen Zers discuss it on social media, but it's also happening among Gen Xers.

💼 Quiet quitting can be seen as a response to hustle culture and the 24/7 work mentality.

00:03:56 Quiet quitting, driven by Gen Zers and Millennials, is impacting labor productivity and employee engagement. The Great Resignation in 2021 contributed to the decline in productivity.

💼 Gen Zers and Millennials prioritize work-life balance and mission-driven purpose.

📉 The Great Resignation and quiet quitting have resulted in a drop in labor productivity.

📊 Employee engagement in the US has declined in 2021.

00:05:14 Disengagement and burnout have led to 'quiet quitting' as part of the great resignation. People prioritize work-life balance and finding fulfillment.

📉 'Quiet quitting' refers to employees disengaging and not giving their full effort at work, which is impacting productivity.

🔥 Quiet quitting is seen as part of the larger trend of the great resignation, where people are leaving their jobs to pursue something they love.

💼 The idea of a dream job is fading away, as more people prioritize work-life balance and other aspects of their lives.

🌍 Despite the risk of a recession, the demand for labor remains high in 2022. However, if the economy slows down, quiet quitting may become less common.

00:06:33 The 'Quiet Quitting' trend in the labor market puts employees at a disadvantage in terms of job security and advancement. Employers are concerned and need to address why employees are not giving their best effort.

📌 Lack of effort in a job can hinder career progression and job security.

🔑 Leaders are concerned about employees not going above and beyond in their roles.

🌟 The changing workplace culture requires acceptance of 'quiet quitting' as a phenomenon.

00:07:46 The video discusses how staying engaged and connected can minimize disengagement and promote productive employees and successful employers.

✨ Staying engaged and connected helps to reduce disengagement and the phenomenon of 'quiet quitting'.

👥 When employees are productive and engaged, employers also experience success.

🌟 The term 'quiet quitting' may become less relevant as organizations prioritize employee engagement and purpose.

Summary of a video "How 'Quiet Quitting' Became The Next Phase Of The Great Resignation" by CNBC on YouTube.

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