Quiet quitting doesn’t just affect one person. Here’s why.
Data shows that there are trends out there, and proper communication can help combat them.
In the world of workplace trends, quiet quitting has been all over the headlines recently. The quiet quitting phenomenon refers to employees who only do the bare minimum to get their jobs done. However, data shows that quiet quitters are impacting more than just their own success—they’re — also affecting the people they work closest with. New research by LLC revealed that the habits of quiet quitters have far-reaching impacts.
The effect of quiet quitters on others
When quiet quitters decide to do the bare minimum in their roles, they’re often pushing some of their responsibilities off on others, whether they realize it or not. Naturally, that isn’t going to go over well with some of the quiet quitter’s colleagues. In the LLC report, 62% of employees surveyed said they are annoyed by the trend of quiet quitting, with 57% stating that they had to take on extra work because a colleague had quiet quit.
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