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Quiet Quitting Trends in Workplaces

(1) The phenomenon of "quiet quitting" is becoming more common, with workers doing only the tasks formally required by their jobs and avoiding additional responsibilities. (2) Entrepreneur.com describes quiet quitting as working only to fulfill the requirements of one's role during work hours and then leaving without offering further availability. (3) Quiet quitting increased during the pandemic as workers sought better work-life balance and did not want to be constantly available, instead doing only their required duties and leaving exactly on time each day.

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Quiet Quitting Trends in Workplaces

(1) The phenomenon of "quiet quitting" is becoming more common, with workers doing only the tasks formally required by their jobs and avoiding additional responsibilities. (2) Entrepreneur.com describes quiet quitting as working only to fulfill the requirements of one's role during work hours and then leaving without offering further availability. (3) Quiet quitting increased during the pandemic as workers sought better work-life balance and did not want to be constantly available, instead doing only their required duties and leaving exactly on time each day.

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'Quiet quitting' becoming common in workplaces (3rd October, 2022)

THE WORKPLACE: What are your experiences of these workplace things? How could they
be better?
Your Experiences Improvements
Things
Desks    
Bosses    
Staff room    
Overtime    
Design    
Lunch breaks  

Listening — Listen and fill in the gaps


(1) ___________________ "quiet quitting" is quietly spreading around offices, (2)
___________________ worldwide. This is when workers stop doing things that are not (3)
___________________. Entrepreneur.com says quiet quitting is going to work "to (4)
___________________ requirements of your role in the time that you're there, then leaving". It
added that workers do not offer (5) ___________________, do not do duties not in their contract,
and do not go "(6) ___________________".

Quiet quitting became (7) ___________________ the pandemic. People want a better work-life
balance. They do not want to (8) ___________________ at work. Workers are not doing things
they once did voluntarily. They are doing (9) ___________________ and leaving exactly on time.
Bosses (10) ___________________ "quiet firing" to get workers to leave. They are (11)
___________________ and are ignoring workers' ideas. A poll found that 48 per cent of workers
have seen quiet firing (12) ___________________.

Role play
Role  A – A Bad Boss
You think a bad boss is the biggest reason to quit a job. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell
them why their reasons aren't as bad. Also, tell the others which is the least worrying of these (and
why): overtime, salary or boredom.
Role  B – Overtime
You think overtime is the biggest reason to quit a job. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them
why their reasons aren't as bad. Also, tell the others which is the least worrying of these (and
why): a bad boss, salary or boredom.
Role  C – Salary
You think salary is the biggest reason to quit a job. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them
why their reasons aren't as bad. Also, tell the others which is the least worrying of these (and
why): overtime, a bad boss or boredom.
Role  D – Boredom
You think boredom is the biggest reason to quit a job. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them
why their reasons aren't as bad. Also, tell the others which is the least worrying of these (and
'Quiet quitting' becoming common in workplaces (3rd October, 2022)

why): overtime, salary or a bad boss

Discussion - Quiet Quitting


STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

What did you think when you read the headline?


What images are in your mind when you hear the word 'quitting'?
What are your experiences of workplaces?
Have you ever quit a job?
What is your idea of a good work culture?
What do you think of the concept of quiet quitting?
Should workers do only the things that are in their contract?
What do you think of working overtime?
Do you ever go the extra mile?
What unreasonable pressures have you felt in the workplace?

STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

Did you like reading this article? Why/not?


What do you think of when you hear the word 'being fired'?
What do you think about what you read?
Do you agree or disagree with quiet quitting?
What is a good work-life balance for you?
Have you ever experienced job burnout?
Do you ever do the bare minimum?
Do you ever leave at five on the dot?
What do you think of the idea of 'quiet firing'?
What questions would you like to ask a company boss?

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