A Reddit user expressed displeasure about the “silent resignation” that usually goes unnoticed. The silent resignation is a term used when a great employee quits from work and stops putting in extra effort. However, they participate and attend meetings just for the sake of attending, but without any zeal.
The user wrote, “They still deliver, still smile in meetings, but the spark’s gone. No more bold ideas. No more challenging bad processes. Just the safe, bare minimum version of them.”
The Reddit user further highlighted the fake participation with a smile in the meeting, but without the spark, and not giving bold ideas. Highlighting the working attitude as “Just the safe, bare minimum version of them.”
Further focusing on the reason for resignation, the user wrote, “It usually happens after too many ignored ideas, decisions made without them or endless urgent work that kills anything meaningful. Once they hit that point, it’s rare to get them back.”
In addition to this, many social media users shared some similar experiences
A Reddit user wrote, “I am exiting the same situation and when I got my new job offer, even though it wasn’t a huge change in pay it felt like I had won the lottery just to get out of a job where I wasn’t valued and was actively being lied to.”
Another user wrote, “I do it because I am tired of being the perfect employee – reliable and reasonably competent – and having tons of work being passed on to me because my colleague is useless and no one will tell her off.”
A user posted that, “I believe most people are quiet quitting. With all that’s going on with hiring, the need for increased income and companies showing their true colours, and managers micromanaging, I’m not shocked.”
What is Quiet quitting?
Quiet quitting is a trending term for such scenarios where employees quit silently. The term went viral during the post-pandemic period on TikTok. The mostly affected section of this is the younger employees. According to a 2023 Gallup article, poor management is the major reason behind it.
Gallup highlighted a drop in engagement among remote Gen Z and younger millennials under 35. Before the pandemic, many felt cared for and supported by managers, with good chances to grow.
These benefits have faded. From 2019 to 2022, engagement fell by four points while active disengagement rose by six. Fully remote and hybrid staff saw a nine-point drop in feeling supported.