A CEO Who Supports Quiet Quitting
Why doing the minimum required task is perfectly acceptable
Workplace culture has been the focus of my career for the past two decades. My company has helped thousands of workplaces become high functioning, inclusive, and welcoming by focusing on diversity and belonging. I’m currently intrigued with the new label on the old concept of maintaining work/life boundaries.
The trending term is ‘quiet quitting’. Quitting quietly is just doing your job but redirecting your energy towards your own life and personal wellbeing. Quitting quietly is not necessarily phoning it in and doing the least while getting away with a paycheck. Some people think that’s the trend, but it’s not. Failing to perform your duties as assigned opens you up to unnecessary scrutiny, criticism, and possible termination.
The version of quitting quietly that I support is the one where you continue to get good performance reviews and actually do your job, but not one ounce more. Why not more? Well, you can and should go above and beyond if your employer and your team are worthy of such sacrifice on your part. Sadly, most employers don’t deserve your extra sweat.
If you are continually subjected to microaggressions or Subtle Acts of Exclusion (SAE), you don’t owe anything extra. If you are not appreciated or…
