There are some interesting 'trends' happening in the world of work:
QUIET QUITTING
Quiet quitting refers to doing the minimum requirements of one’s job and putting in no more time, effort, or enthusiasm than absolutely necessary. As such, it is something of a misnomer, since the worker doesn’t actually leave their position and continues to collect a salary. In the early 2020s, driven largely by social media, quiet quitting emerged as a much-publicized trend in the United States and elsewhere. However, some observers have questioned how common it actually is—and whether it’s even a new phenomenon. What Is Quiet Quitting—and Is It a Real Trend?
The notion of quiet quitting suggests a norm where people have to perform extra, often undesirable tasks outside of their job description, and where not doing that additional work is considered a form of “quitting” your job. Forcing employees to do this extra, unpaid work is wrong, but the debate around “quiet quitting” also raises important questions about who is actually doing much of this unpaid labor. ‘Quiet quitting?’ Everything about this so-called trend is nonsense | Tayo Bero | The Guardian
While its disruption to organizational functioning may be less visible than that of the Great Resignation, quiet quitting can in fact be even more damaging. To address this challenge, leaders must focus on motivating employees to fulfill their core tasks, listen to workers and address their unique needs, and create cultures that invite workers to craft their own approaches to citizenship. When Quiet Quitting Is Worse Than the Real Thing
WHITE STRIKE
Work-to-rule (also known as an Italian strike, in Italian: Sciopero bianco, or slowdown in US usage[1]) is a job action in which employees do no more than the minimum required by the rules of their contract or job,[2][3] and strictly follow time-consuming rules normally not enforced.[4] This may cause a slowdown or decrease in productivity if the employer does not hire enough employees or pay the appropriate salary and as such does not have the requirements needed to run at the level they desire.[5][6] It is a form of protest against low pay and poor working conditions,[3] and is considered less disruptive than a strike or lockout as obeying the rules is not susceptible to disciplinary action or loss of pay. Work-to-rule - Wikipedia and Sciopero bianco - Wikipedia
An Italian Strike (aka Work-to-Rule) is a version of this aimed at minimizing ci... | Hacker News
Work-to-rule: a guide | libcom.org
What is Quiet Firing? 6 Signs You Are Being “Quiet Fired” From Your Job
The Great Resignation, also known as the Big Quit[2][3] and the Great Reshuffle,[4][5] is an ongoing economic trend in which employees have voluntarily resigned from their jobs en masse, beginning in early 2021 in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] Among the most cited reasons for resigning include wage stagnation amid rising cost of living, limited opportunities for career advancement, hostile work environments, lack of benefits, inflexible remote-work policies, and long-lasting job dissatisfaction.[7] Most likely to quit have been workers in hospitality, healthcare, and education.[8][9][10][11]
Some economists have described the Great Resignation as akin to a general strike.[12][13][14] However, workforce participation in some regions has returned to or even exceeded the pre-pandemic rate.[15][16][17] This suggests that instead of remaining out of the workforce for extended periods (which can be financially difficult, especially at a time of high inflation), many workers have been simply swapping jobs.[9][8] Great Resignation - Wikipedia
Are we witnessing a ‘General Strike’ in our own time? - The Washington Post
The 'great resignation' didn't happen in Australia, but the 'great burnout' did
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r/antiwork is a subreddit associated with contemporary labor movements, critique of work, and the anti-work movement.[1][2][3] The forum's slogan reads: "Unemployment for all, not just the rich!"[1] Posts on the forum commonly describe employees' negative experiences at work, dissatisfaction with working conditions, and unionization.[1][4] Various actions that have been promoted on the subreddit include a consumer boycott of Black Friday as well as the submission of fake jobs applications to the Kellogg Company after the company announced plans to replace 1,400 striking workers during the 2021 Kellogg's strike. The popularity of r/antiwork increased in 2020 and 2021, and the subreddit gained 900,000 subscribers in 2021 alone, accumulating nearly 1,700,000 subscribers by the end of the year. It is often associated with other ideologically similar subreddits such as r/latestagecapitalism.[5] r/antiwork has been compared to the Occupy Wall Street movement due to the subreddit's intellectual foundations and decentralized ethos.[1] r/antiwork - Wikipedia
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