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PRI Associate Director Sarah Damaske was on NPR/WNYC's The Takeaway speaking about "quiet quitting" and "quiet firing," and what these viral ideas say about the current state of labor and work.
"Quiet quitting" is the latest workplace trend sparking conversation in social and mainstream media. The idea went viral after TikTok user Zaid Khan, a 24-year-old engineer in New York City, talked about not actually outright quitting a job, but "quitting" the idea that you have to go above and beyond the job description. It also spawned a spinoff, "quiet firing," which refers to employers who don't offer raises or promotions, or use other tactics to passive-aggressively push employees out of a job.
News Topics: Labor Relations