Burnout has been a workplace buzzword as employees face continuous social and economic consequences from an ongoing pandemic — and now there’s a new phrase to capture the malaise of employees who have hit their mental limits and are taking a step back: “quiet quitting.”
Research and consulting company Gallup defines quiet quitting as workers fulfilling their job description, but refusing to go above and beyond or invest themselves emotionally in their work. Over 50% of workers surveyed by Gallup in June say they feel this way about their work.
