Quiet Quitters Revealed!

Ok, I guess it’s not so quiet anymore. 

TikTok started the crusade and mainstream media outlets picked it up. It’s all about a movement called ‘quiet quitting.’ In case you are not into TikTok and haven’t seen the video, click here.

​ONE WAY to look at this craze is:

Quiet Quitters are frustrated and setting boundaries.

• They say they are burned out and being strangled by their job, always ‘on’ and forever at work.
• They say they weren’t hired to stay late after work hours,​ organize zoom calls during lunch, or answer work calls on the weekend.

ANOTHER WAY to look at it is:

Companies are tired of paying workers to work less.

• Workers are hired to join a company’s ‘team,’ and expectations include extra effort for a deadline, a challenge, or a brainstorming session.
• Companies don’t appreciate minimal effort. Why pay more for less?​ 

What’s interesting about all of this is that recently a Gallop poll was taken to find out if workers of various ages were feeling engaged in the work they do. When asked, most said, “Uh, yeah, maybe 32% of the time.”  

So, for those workers over 50 who are feeling less engaged on the job:

A Retirement Coach's way to look at it is:

• Make the  MOST of quiet quitting​

What if you tried quiet quitting and found a better work/life balance? What would you do with that new-found extra time? Would you spend more time with family and friends? Learn something new? Volunteer your expertise?
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Quiet quitting gives you time to prepare for the after-work years! (BTW, I say ‘after- work years’ for a reason. The word ‘retirement’ can have different connotations. Remember Tom Brady?)

Time to Prepare

I’ve been saying it for years – Make time to consider how you will spend your days when you decide to no longer work full time. To help, examine your current priorities and needs. Ask yourself what you want NOW.

​Then begin to explore new interests, exercise more, make new friends, enjoy closer family ties, and perhaps even volunteer to help others.

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Rather than being called a
‘​Quiet Quitter,' 
call yourself a
‘QUIET PLANNER!’

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Start Young

​And to the groups that are years younger, I say find the balance between being a team player and being strangled by your job. These are exciting years for you to make a name for yourself and strive for those goals you set. If you are truly unhappy and see no future in what you are asked to do, go in and talk with your boss. If he/she has no solution, find another job! 

Need some help and want to talk more? Let me know!
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Loretta