Yes, ‘quiet quitting’ is real

To me, “quiet quitting” — just doing the basics of your job and not going above and beyond the call of duty — is a mystery. Then again, I’m a lifelong workaholic who loves his work. Unfortunately, not everyone is lucky enough to be able to make a living doing what they love.

That said, a recent Gallup survey found, sure enough, that at least half of the U.S. workforce is “quiet quitting.”

So, what is this all about?

Well, for one thing, it’s a matter of perception. In the 1980s, when I was working as a developer, many people were already quiet quitters. We just didn’t call them that. 

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