How The Next Phase Of The Great Resignation In “Quiet Quitting’

The practice of workers that choose not to go above and beyond their positions, such as declining to respond to emails over the weekends or after hours, or avoiding additional tasks that are unrelated to their primary responsibilities, is becoming more popular, particularly among Gen Zers.

In his video, Khan states that although his audience is still carrying out their obligations, they are no longer psychologically adhering to the hustling mentality that dictates that work must dominate our lives. The truth is that this is untrue and that your value as a person is unrelated to your work.

Quiet leaving in the United States could also be a reaction to the “hustle culture” — the nonstop startup grind made prominent by people like Gary Vaynerchuk and others.

The creator of Real You Leadership, Nadia De Ala, who “quietly resigned” her job approximately five years ago, believes that “quiet leaving is an alternative to hustle culture.” It is essentially a direct reaction to hustling culture and its disruption. It’s also thrilling to me that more people are doing it.

The economic news cycle last year was dominated by the Great Resignation. Now, in the second half of 2022, the silent leaving trend is gaining strength at a time when there are some concerns about the pace of production in the United States. The second quarter had the largest yearly decline in data on U.S. worker productivity.

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