There is a phenomenon going on with current employees called quiet quitting. In summary employees quiet quit is when employees take it upon themselves to make a work and life boundary where by they work only at bare minimum while use more of their work time to do personal activities.
Pre-Covid and Post-Covid
Remote work was very limited pre-covid, but after the enforced lock down many employees were made to work from home. This allowed the employees to take on a different perspective in regards to work.
When employees had to go to their offices to perform work they would spend likely more than 40 hours a week. That is because they needed to commute to work, train themselves to perform better and other activities related to the normal work hours of 9am - 5pm. In short employees were spending more time than what was expected of them to get their work done. This approach has been common placed for decades, but post-covid things changed.
The required work from home for months if not years in 2020 has given many employees an alternative way of life while working. The remote working has given employees unattended freedom while working for a paycheck. This has lead to many feeling they are not willing to go the extra mile when trying to complete their work. Instead they wanted to live life on their own terms while staying employed.
By working at bare minimum they naively believe it was sufficient to keep their jobs while spending more time towards doing things they enjoy unrelated to their job. With remote work they would not be fully seen by their employers throughout a typical work day.
Conclusions
When I first heard about quiet quitting I thought it was a respectable approach since people should have the right to do what they please. However once I think over the reality is that when I am employed it is an contractual agreement that I have to spend specific hours toward work. I should not have the flexibility to do other things if I am contractually obligated to perform my job at specific hours.
In the end if I do not want to work the hours that is specified for me I should quit and find another job. Holding onto one just to do bare minimum is not only hurting my career but also the profits of my employer. In turn its a lose lose for all sides if I do not put in the proper effort to completing a job.
None of what I write is financial advice. It is for entertainment purposes only. Thanks for reading!
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