From the quiet quitting trend to the disruptive loud quitting
A public and very inappropriate breakup with your employer seems to be the new trend.
It is safe to say that we have adapted back into a state of comfort since the pandemic.
Many people have evolved in their careers, others still finding their feet, and some have decided to be bold and change paths altogether.
And from the 'quiet quitting' trend emerges 'loud quitting'.
"When the ‘quiet quitting’ trend took over the workplace shortly after falling into the grips of the pandemic, many people chose to quietly leave the job they had learnt to dislike." (MSN)
Now, as we are coming into our own as a nation, a new trend has emerged.
Loud quitting is exactly what it says it is; people quitting in a loud, disruptive, and uncomfortable way.
As per an article in Times Now, employees are leaving work in unlikely ways. "Whether it’s quitting after a heated argument or via social media, “the major reason for departing loudly is to make the employee’s displeasure known to the public." (MSN)
Sadly, it seems that this very open way of quitting shines a light on workplace injustices, but the aim of exerting change through exposure rarely works.
In essence, it just becomes an awkward and very public break-up that leaves both parties on non-speaking terms.
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"It also defined 'loud quitting' as employees who take actions that “directly harm” the organisation, while undercutting its goals and opposing its leaders." (MSN)
Things are unstable these days with salary cuts and the oxymoron that many face is that work is abundant and yet finding work is so challenging.
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