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Chapters

0:00 Introduction
1:09 Health Benefits of Quiet quitting
1:53 Drawbacks of Quiet quitting







Quiet quitting is an application of work-to-rule.[6][7] Despite the name, the philosophy of quiet quitting is not connected to quitting a job outright, but rather, employees avoid going above and beyond at work by doing the bare minimum required and engage in work-related activities solely within defined work hours.[8] Proponents of quiet quitting also refer to it as acting your wage[9] and say that the goal of quiet quitting is not to disrupt the workplace, but to avoid occupational burnout and to improve work-life balance.

There are no verifiable sources as to who coined the phrase,[10] but it became popular during 2022, mostly through the social video platform TikTok.[11] In 2022, quiet quitting experienced a surge in popularity in numerous publications following a viral TikTok video[12] which was inspired by a Business Insider article.[13] That same year, Gallup found that roughly half of the U.S. workforce were quiet quitters.[14]
Work-to-rule is a job action in which employees do no more than the minimum required by the rules of their contract or job.[1][2] This may cause a slowdown or decrease in productivity if the employer does not hire enough employees or pay the appropriate salary and as such does not have the requirements needed to run at the level they desire.[3][4] It is a form of protest against low pay and poor working conditions,[5] and is considered less disruptive than a strike or lockout as obeying the rules is less susceptible to disciplinary action.