Although I can’t do it because I’m also a workaholic and wired to give 100 percent. Your discussion is the first accurate one I’ve seen of this “phenomenon.” Years ago, people were expected to graduate, work at the same company for decades, and then retire. You gave the company your loyalty and the company did the same. As you said, now companies will fire you at the drop of a hat. If the budget is tight, get rid of people. When we’re flush, hire more people. It’s built into HR/project management lingo. People aren’t people, they’re FTEs (full-time equivalents). You can work your butt off and the best you can expect is a 4 percent raise.
As you said, loyalty is a two-way street. If the company isn’t going out of their way to support you, be loyal to you, or reward you for doing more than expected, then why are the people in the trenches expected to go above and beyond and kill themselves for nothing.
I think a more accurate phrase than “Quiet Quitting” is “Working to live, not living to work.”
So, yeah, while I have a hard time working to the rule, I totally get those that do.
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Although I can’t do it because I’m also a workaholic and wired to give 100 percent. Your discussion is the first accurate one I’ve seen of this “phenomenon.” Years ago, people were expected to graduate, work at the same company for decades, and then retire. You gave the company your loyalty and the company did the same. As you said, now companies will fire you at the drop of a hat. If the budget is tight, get rid of people. When we’re flush, hire more people. It’s built into HR/project management lingo. People aren’t people, they’re FTEs (full-time equivalents). You can work your butt off and the best you can expect is a 4 percent raise.
As you said, loyalty is a two-way street. If the company isn’t going out of their way to support you, be loyal to you, or reward you for doing more than expected, then why are the people in the trenches expected to go above and beyond and kill themselves for nothing.
I think a more accurate phrase than “Quiet Quitting” is “Working to live, not living to work.”
So, yeah, while I have a hard time working to the rule, I totally get those that do.