In recent months, employers have been panicked over “quiet quitting” — a term coined to describe employees who are no longer going above and beyond at work, merely meeting the most basic expectations of their job description. But is all the noise drowning out bigger issues?
“Quiet quitters” make up at least 50% of the U.S. workforce, according to a recent report by workplace insights platform Gallup. That lack of engagement is cause for concern, but it doesn’t necessarily tell the whole story, according to Allan Jones, CEO of Bambee, an HR management platform for small businesses. In fact, he says, the current discussion is ignoring entire communities of the workforce.
