Meaning of quiet quit | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To cease overachieving at one's workplace to focus on one's personal life; to do only what is reasonably or contractually required.
   ambitransitive, error-lua-exec, idiomatic
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see quiet, quit.

Examples

“Near-synonym: work⟳ to rule⟳”

“He said that he is going to quiet quit⟳ his job because he wants to focus⟳ on his family.”

“The TikToker [@zkchillin] narrates in the video: “I recently learned about this term called quiet quitting, where you’re not outright quitting your job but you’re quitting the idea of going above and beyond.[…]””

“Emma O'Brien, 31, from London quiet quit⟳ from her job as a personal assistant within the retail sector, after also being turned down for a pay⟳ rise⟳.”

“Instead of managers worrying about quiet quitting, I think⟳ they should take⟳ away one lesson: Don't rely⟳ so heavily on employees going above and beyond their job description.”

“Part of what has enabled workers to participate⟳ in quiet quitting and the Great Resignation is the rare amount of leverage they've had amid a persisting labor shortage, but “resenteeism” signals that people are finding themselves in a tougher spot with the cost⟳ of living and a fear of layoffs.”

“Under these circumstances, an increasing number⟳ of university lecturers in Chinese universities seem to experience⟳ job burnout and experience⟳ QQ. There is an urgent need⟳ to examine⟳ and represent⟳ the formation and development of quiet-quitting intentions among Chinese university lecturers.”

““I can’t make⟳ another dinner,” I told my mother, my sister, my best friend. “I’m quiet quitting dinner,” I told people I barely knew. “You’re on your own⟳ for dinner tonight,” I told my wife and kids.”

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