Employers can put their concerns around quiet quitting on the back burner because summer has brought them another distressing trend: “Quiet vacationing.”
According to The Harris Poll, four in 10 millennial employees have admitted to taking time off without telling their manager, often giving their team the impression they’re still working by staying somewhat active on platforms like Slack and Teams or even sending scheduled messages during the work day. Coined “quiet vacationing,” this form of disengagement may at first appear like the fault of irresponsible or uncaring employees — but they are not the only ones to blame, says Aaron Rubens, co-founder and CEO of employee recognition platform Kudoboard.
