CAREERS CORNER - What is 'quiet quitting'? All about the new workplace trend.
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Quiet quitting is a rebellion against hustle culture. Here's how to tell if you're doing it.
It may be the buzzword of 2022, but the origins of “quiet quitting” trace back to the start of COVID-19 in early 2020. The pandemic has impacted Americans’ daily lives in countless ways, including where and how they work. Many office workers—especially those with recession-proof careers—initially had the ability to work from home, and they considered it a silver lining during the pandemic. But others didn’t fare as well.
“Working remotely over the last two years has caused many to experience emotional and physical distress, which sometimes leads to feeling disconnected socially, especially in their day-to-day routine,” says Michelle Hay, global chief people officer at Sedgwick, a third-party claims administrator that provides workplace advising for 78 of the Fortune 100 companies.
It may be the buzzword of 2022, but the origins of “quiet quitting” trace back to the start of COVID-19 in early 2020. The pandemic has impacted Americans’ daily lives in countless ways, including where and how they work. Many office workers—especially those with recession-proof careers—initially had the ability to work from home, and they considered it a silver lining during the pandemic. But others didn’t fare as well.
“Working remotely over the last two years has caused many to experience emotional and physical distress, which sometimes leads to feeling disconnected socially, especially in their day-to-day routine,” says Michelle Hay, global chief people officer at Sedgwick, a third-party claims administrator that provides workplace advising for 78 of the Fortune 100 companies.
