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The term “quiet quitting” became a workplace phenomenon following the pandemic. After years of being cooped up at home, isolated from our peers, and experiencing the uncomfortable, unfamiliar world of remote work, many individuals within the workforce slowly began checking out from their jobs.
Employees’ desire for putting all of our energy into work diminished and the days of running ourselves into the ground just to burn out were long gone.
It forced many of us to place more emphasis on work-life balance and re-evaluate our priorities for the sake of our mental health. Putting one hundred and ten percent was just not worth the stress anymore.
Post-pandemic, of course employees continued to show up for work and get their jobs done, but instead of going above and beyond, they’d get by with doing just enough. The bare minimum. Clocking in and clocking out was the newly adopted mindset.
And this adjustment towards work mentality was a win-win because they would still be employed and keep their salaries, only now they’d have more time and energy to focus on other things outside of work.
