• TheDoozer@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    I’ve never understood “quiet quitting” as a term. When did just doing your job become something that needs a term? “Working adequately” seems more apt, but I can’t imagine the context that would be worthy of discussion outside an employee review.

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      They used to say “give it 110%”

      In that context, here is a little decades old joke about that.

      If: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z is represented as:

      1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26.

      Then:

      H-A-R-D-W-O-R-K

      8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11 = 98%

      and

      K-N-O-W-L-E-D-G-E

      11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5 = 96%

      But,

      A-T-T-I-T-U-D-E

      1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5 = 100%

      And,

      B-U-L-L- S-H-I-T

      2+21+12+12+19+8+9+20 = 103%

      AND, look how far ass kissing will take you.

      A-S-S-K-I-S-S-I-N-G

      1+19+19+11+9+19+19+9+14+7 = 118%

      So, one can conclude with mathematical certainty that while Hard work and Knowledge will get you close, and Attitude will get you there, it’s the bullshit and Ass kissing that will put you over the top!

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        7 months ago

        Lolbruh. Yeah, I made the poor decision of getting a phd. At least it was in the hard sciences, so I learned some transferable skills. I BSd my way onto a high-paying career track. You gotta BS.

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      It’s about creating a negative connotation with doing your job, so you’ll either feel guilty about not doing more than your job, or feel anger at those who do more than you.

      You know, keeping the plebes angry at each other so they don’t think too hard about the wealthy.

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      I can give you a real answer if you’re sincere, but this tends to disappear into downvote oblivion.

      Quiet quitting is a sudden and noticeable shift, not in reduced performance, but engagement and morale. Increased negativity, pessimism, criticism, etc. It adversely affects team morale, often resulting in reduced performance of others. It’s more effective than you may think.

      A good manager would address this with questions to better understand the sudden change in job satisfaction, and meet those concerns with change. Most seem to be complaining that they don’t have a reason to fire the team member, which is why you always read about “continuing to meet performance expectations.” If a manager told me the latter, I’d address it as a failure of their leadership skills.

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        I started quiet quitting after it came to light that the new hires with zero experience were being paid more than I was, someone who had been there for over a year, and already had 5 years of experience. I no longer give a shit about the company, because they made it clear they don’t give a shit about my contribution. If you want people to put in extra effort, you have to give them extra money. Once you cheat an employee, they’re not gonna get over it because of a pizza party. fucking pay them.

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          Again, it’s not about effort or results, but morale. Unequal pay is an absolutely justifiable reason for low morale.