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Not taking your job too seriously has a new name: quiet quitting.<\/p>\n

The phrase is generating millions of views on TikTok, as some young professionals reject the idea of going above and beyond in their careers, labeling their lesser enthusiasm a form of \u201cquitting.\u201d It is not about getting off the company payroll, these employees say. In fact, the idea is to stay on it\u2014but to focus your time on the things you do outside of the office.<\/p>\n

The videos range from sincere ruminations on work-life balance to snarky jokes. Some set firm boundaries against overtime in favor of family. Others advocate coasting from 9 to 5, doing just enough to get by. Many want to untether their careers from their identities.<\/p>\n

Of course, every generation enters the workforce and quickly realizes that having a job is not all fun and games. Navigating contemptible bosses and the petty indignities that have always been inflicted on the ranks of working stiffs has never been easy. And many people who say, when they are young, that they do not care about climbing the corporate ladder end up changing their minds.<\/p>\n

The difference now is that this group has TikTok and hashtags to emote. And these 20-somethings joined the working world during the Covid-19 pandemic, with all of its dislocating effects, including blurred boundaries between work and personal life. Many workers say they feel they have power to push back in the current strong labor market. Recent data from Gallup shows employee engagement is declining.<\/p>\n

Clayton Farris, 41 years old, said that when he recently heard about the new term circulating on social media, he realized he had already been doing it by refusing to let work worries rule over him the way they used to. \u201cThe most interesting part about
\nit is nothing\u2019s changed,\u201d he said in his TikTok video. \u201cI still work just as hard. I still get just as much accomplished. I just don\u2019t stress and internally rip myself to shreds.\u201d<\/p>\n

Across generations, U.S. employee engagement is falling, according to survey data from Gallup, but Gen\u00a0Z and younger millennials, born in 1989 and after, reported the lowest engagement of all during the first quarter, at 31%.<\/p>\n

Jim Harter, Chief Scientist for Gallup\u2019s workplace and well-being research, said workers\u2019 descriptions of \u201cquiet quitting\u201d align with a large group of survey respondents that he classifies as \u201cnot engaged\u201d\u2014those who will show up to work and do the minimum required but not much else. More than half of workers surveyed by Gallup who were born after 1989\u201454%\u2014fall into this category.<\/p>\n

One factor Gallup uses to measure engagement is whether people feel their work has purpose. Younger employees report they do not feel that way, the data show. These are the people who are more likely to work passively and look out for themselves over their employers, Dr. Harter said.<\/p>\n

Paige West, 24, said she stopped overextending herself at a former position as a Transportation Analyst in Washington, D.C., less than a year into the job. Work stress had gotten so intense that, she said, her hair was falling out and she could not sleep. While looking for a new role, she no longer worked beyond 40 hours each week, did not sign up for extra training, and stopped trying to socialize with colleagues.<\/p>\n

\u201cI took a step back and said, \u2018I\u2019m just going to work the hours I\u2019m supposed to work, that I\u2019m really getting paid to work,\u2019\u201d she said. \u201cBesides that, I\u2019m not going to go extra.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ms. West said that she found herself more engaged during meetings once she stopped trying so hard, and she received more positive feedback. She left the job last year and is now a full-time freelance Virtual Assistant making about 75% of her previous salary. She adjusted by moving back to her home state of Florida.<\/p>\n

Zaid Khan, a 24-year-old Engineer in New York, posted a quiet-quitting video that racked up 3 million views in 2 weeks. In his viral TikTok, Mr. Khan explained the concept this way: \u201cYou\u2019re quitting the idea of going above and beyond… You\u2019re no longer subscribing to the hustle-culture mentality that work has to be your life,\u201d he said. Mr. Khan says he and many of his peers reject the idea that productivity trumps all; they do not see the payoff.<\/p>\n

Some online commenters pledged to relax on social media when they had downtime at work. Others say they will follow their job descriptions to the letter, instead of asking for additional assignments.<\/p>\n

A new crop of quiet-quitting videos is starting to pop up, denouncing the move as a cop-out, not a cure-all for burnout or discontentment at work.<\/p>\n

People who coast have been fixtures of the office for decades, but many of today\u2019s less-invested employees have been able to skate by thanks to remote work, said Elise Freedman, a Senior Client Partner at consulting firm Korn Ferry.<\/p>\n

If the economy sours, Ms. Freedman said, less-engaged workers may be more at risk of layoffs. \u201cIt\u2019s perfectly appropriate that we expect our employees to give their all,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Josh Bittinger, a 32-year-old Market-Research Director at a management consulting company, said people who stumble on the phrase \u201cquiet quitting\u201d may assume it encourages people to be lazy, when it actually reminds them to not work to the point of burnout. After years of saying \u201cyes\u201d to everything, in hopes of standing out, Mr. Bittinger said he has learned to say \u201cno\u201d more, reserves evenings for himself, and avoids checking email on vacation. \u201cI get my job done, my projects done. I\u2019m performing well, and I get good feedback,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd I\u2019m able to still take time to just step away from everything.\u201d<\/p>\n

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