Hot take: That viral 'quiet quitting' trend is actually just doing your job

I read a report from Pew Research last week that said 62% of workers under 30 think 'quiet quitting' is just setting healthy boundaries. So all those skits making fun of people for not going above and beyond? They're mocking something most young workers see as normal. Found the stat buried in their workplace survey from March 2023. Am I the only one who thinks these videos are just boomer humor dressed up as a hot take?

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morgan.jason10d ago

Setting that 6PM boundary was the best thing I ever did.

kai_chen210d ago

Saw something on LinkedIn last week about a manager complaining that her team stopped answering emails after 6 PM and she called it quiet quitting. The comments were brutal, mostly people saying she just expects free labor. Its wild how the definition got twisted from "doing the bare minimum" to "not working overtime for free." Those viral videos are usually made by people who think loyalty to a company should mean giving up your evenings and weekends. The Pew stat just confirms what most young workers already know - boundaries at work arent quitting, theyre survival.

the_mia10d ago

Wait, is that really what Pew found? 62%? That makes so much sense though. It's honestly wild how people get mad at you for just doing your job, like you're supposed to be a slave to your inbox or something.