Two terms are gaining popularity in recent times in the United States workplace. “Quiet quitting” and “Quiet firing” refer to very common problems that many employees encounter in their daily lives.
“Quiet quitting” refers to employees looking bad just for do the work for which they are paid and not offer to do something else. The term became relevant among the Millennial and Z generation in social networks when users questioned why they should contribute more than they what are they doing. In response, other Internet users gave rise to the other controversial term.
“Quiet firing” or “quietly firing” is when bosses treat their subordinates badly instead of firing them. The pressure pushes workers to be forced to resign instead of the employer doing so.
“There is a lot of talk about ‘quietly resigning’, but there is very little talk about ‘quietly firing’ which is when you don’t give someone a raise in 5 years, even though they keep doing everything you ask”, software developer Randy Miller wrote on Twitter.
A lot of talk about “quiet quitting” but very little talk about “quiet firing” which is when you don’t give someone a raise in 5 years even though they keep doing everything you ask them to.
— Randy Miller (@randy_miller) August 17, 276025804
However, the salary increase is not the only factor which would trigger a “silent dismissal”. The bad treatment of employers who expect workers to carry out extra activities without being compensated have also been pointed out as sources of alert, as has the time minimum paid time off and minimum sick time.
The discussion between employers and employees is revived around different points of view. While, on the one hand, the bosses blame the workers for not going beyond their jobs, the employees allege that their work needs have not been met as well.
Meanwhile, the current inflationary outlook, coupled with the possibility of a recession, has made many workers hold on and keep their current job, according to a recent survey of the Federal Reserve.
In addition, another sector has had to resort to accepting additional jobs to pay for some of the items that have risen the most in price in recent months, due to inflation.
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