2023-09-06 03:25:34
Work stress, the lack of balance between rest, leisure and work time, the overload of tasks or a bad atmosphere in the work environment can be reasons that lead to resigning.
However, a new trend, which is more visible among young people, shows that some of the workers do not necessarily leave their jobs, but opt for a ‘silent resignation’.
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We tell you what the silent resignation is about, what patterns in your work behavior can give an indication of it, what are the possible causes, its relationship with mental health and how you can identify if you have already done it.
It started as a ‘trend’ on the internet, but what is it?
In social networks, #Quietquitting (silent resignation) has become relevant among young professionals around the world. In fact, it accumulates more than 17 million videos and reactions on TikTok.
This phenomenon does not mean leaving the job, but it does mean stopping ‘giving that extra mile’, ‘putting on your shirt’ or not taking yourself too seriously and with the same responsibility and enthusiasm the tasks that must be carried out in office.
“You are still fulfilling your obligations, but you are no longer subscribed to the mindset or culture of hustle, which says that work has to be your life,” said user Zaid Khan, in a video that accumulates more than three million views. .
If you are seeking balance with your personal life, are you giving up quietly?
Among the aspects of silent resignation highlighted by users on social networks, the most common is establishing limits between work and personal life.
Some even make fun of the term and point out that in reality it is only about fulfilling the assigned tasks at the previously agreed upon times.
“People are quietly quitting, they just go to their jobs, do their jobs from 9 to 6 and leave. Do they realize that’s work? People are obsessed with work, it doesn’t have to be the most important part of your existence,” one of the Daily Show comedians said in another video.
However, factors such as covid-19, mental health, work overload and burnout can play a key role in this phenomenon.
Has the covid changed your perception of work and its importance?
According to a publication by the World Economic Forum, the main actors in the silent resignation are the young people of the so-called Generation Z, that is, those born between the late 90s and the first decade of the 2000s.
This particular group began their working lives when the covid-19 pandemic forced the world to change the way they work and study. A moment in history, which was also very reflective.
Covid-19 “has changed the world of work – and how seriously we take it,” read the World Economic Forum publication.
Exhaustion is another cause, according to expert Maria Kordowics told GQ magazine, in an article cited by the World Economic Forum. According to her, the relationship between life and work cannot be so easily differentiated, since “the quality of one directly impacts the experience of the other,” she explained.
So quietly quitting “is about a conscious effort to maintain our well-being in the way we work, rather than risk burnout from working long hours or simply defining ourselves through our work,” he added.
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The 2021 Global Risks report from the World Economic Forum concludes with a reality that raises reflections on how young people feel in their jobs.
According to figures, 80% of young workers around the world are vulnerable to depression, anxiety and disappointment. This last factor is ranked eighth on the list of greatest risks in the workplace.
Do you feel like you live for the weekend?
According to the 2022 State of the Global Workplace report by the Gallup consultancy, there are a series of mantras that workers repeat in relation to their jobs. The most common are: ‘Living for the weekend’, ‘looking at the clock’ and ‘work is just a paycheck’
Unfortunately, according to that report, only 21% of workers worldwide are committed to their jobs.
One of the factors that can favor silent resignation is a lack of experience or variety in life.
Well, according to a survey by the consulting firm McKinsey, cited by the World Economic Forum, what young people value most is flexibility in their jobs. In addition, the survey proved that the number of people leaving their traditional jobs to start a business or try a less common job is increasing.
Also, the results show that 40% of workers around the world want to leave their job in the next three to six months.
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