Are you quietly quitting ??
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“Quiet quitting is clocking-in and doing nothing….”
Every word of your comment that follows the word ”quiet” is completely false @1xfu.
What you described are, at minimum, blatant and intentional violations of company policy.
“Quiet quitting” is an intentionally negative-sounding term that’s been weaponized against employees who won’t perform the work of three people for the price of one. It’s also not as if companies are rewarding people for doing extra anyway. They pay for one scoop, they get one scoop. I really don’t give AF anymore. If you do, good for you. Let us all know how it works out for you.
I have done better in my career after setting boundaries with the company. Some of these posts refer to ‘setting boundaries,’ not quiet quitting. When I am working within my boundaries, I give it my 100%.
Quiet quitting is clocking-in and doing nothing. Or traveling on the company dime and adding no value - just racking up points. People who do this are not liked by their coworkers or team, as everyone else has to pick up their workload.
Quiet quitting is a misnomer and demonizes work life balance. I hope we all are prioritizing life appropriately against work.
I always give my best no matter what. I’m never checked out. The paycheck I get obligates me to give my best.
Whatever that is needed, I filled in or get it done because many of the managers don’t knows how things done if there are any ambiguity.
However, it has been my observation that if something has potential for visibility, then a manager would inevitably fight to have it under their scope regardless of their or their people’s ability to do the job. So I let others have it to see them flounder, sometime they ask for help, but mostly not. It’s sad to see the desperation and scams try to stay in the race. Just like children in a play ground fighting over a shiny toy. Some will appreciate the gift and some will break it or shrug their shoulders to walk away.
Nobody can actually produce an existing job description for my role, so instead of proactively generating my own work (to the point of handling almost double workload) I am doing the bare minimum.
On paper, I'm doing as much or more than I did before. In reality, the point in any given project where I stop and go "F**k it, good enough" has gotten several notches lower in quality and effort than it was pre 2020.
As far as I can tell, this attitude is pretty universal amongst my peers too.
I am also doing the 'ignore the request to do something' to see what happens. What I've found out is that 90%+ of the time that I don't do something, there's no follow up and no loss to the business. Proves to me just how much we do things just to look busy.
I tried to just do just what my job required and not go over regular work hours and weekends for about six month. The position just wasn’t possible to get most tasks accomplished with regular 40 hours work week. Instead of “quiet quitting” I ended up just quitting. Other companies actually share the success of the company with bonuses and stock awards versus our arbitrary ranking system and paltry shares given to chosen top ranked employees. Don’t believe people that say that all companies are like Exxon.
Found out later that a contractor AND a company employee are doing what I used to do by myself. Way to go Exxon!
I am “quietly quitting” going the extra mile since I’ve been busting my bu-t for years with no benefit.
I no longer work more than 40 hours a week. I do not work late or come in early unless I feel it is truly needed (as opposed to my boss thinking I should).
I am no longer proactive unless it directly effects me. So, if I see a mistake or something that could cause an issue, I don’t say anything.
Of all the meetings I am invited to, I only attend some of them. When asked why I am declining, I just say I had a conflict. When I do attend meetings, I don’t really engage or offer up any ideas or opinions.
If I have a doctors appointment, I go during work hours instead of cramming the appointments before or after work or on vacation days.
I don’t rush to do anything.
After my boss gave me grief for requesting to WFH one day a week, I just decided I’d do it anyway. One day a week, at exactly 8AM, I text my team - “Something’s come up. I’m working from home today.” That’s it.
I try not to answer any phone calls and wait for someone to leave a message. Unless I list call them back, I just email or IM them (if I think it’s needed).
No matter how small or easy the task is, if someone asks me to do something that isn’t my job, I don’t do it. I don’t directly say, “No. That’s not my job.” Instead, I just don’t do it or I tell them that go see whomever should be doing the task.
I don’t answer surveys, post in Yammer, or volunteer any information if I can.
I don’t contribute to the United Way through ExxonMobil any longer.
I will not buy anything on campus. I’ll go to any of the businesses outside of work or online, but I won’t spend any money on campus for anything - including food.
So, if only working and earning my paycheck (nothing more) then I am also “quietly quitting” until I retire in 2023.
I have stared to realize that the best way through this is to do my best to a point. That point? It’s a personal thing but it’s where you start to feel the pressure of the work. That is not worth it because if you go there, if you push through that - for some perceived potential benefit - you’ll be hurt.
Yes, doing about 15 hours per week to compensate for the lost payrises over the last 2 years. Feeling very relaxed.
Not quitting however I’m done going the extra mile, sacrificing personal time and going beyond my responsibilities.
People need to stop referring to doing what the job requires as “quitting”.
If I’m showing up everyday and doing what’s in the job description, I’m not “quitting”. I’m literally doing what I was hired to do.
Question: How much of me is my employer entitled to? The 40 hours of work + 10 hours of driving to/from their office isn’t enough? Do they really need more? If so, pay for it.