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Read the article and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.
QUIET QUITTING: THE REAL STORY
A new culture of work has been quietly spreading around offices, factories and workplaces worldwide. Workers are increasingly embracing the concept of "quiet quitting". There's been an
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influx of talk about the phenomenon after it went viral on TikTok, with journalists and Linkedin gurus eager to give their opinions on the trend. This emerging phenomenon entails workers slowly avoid doing things that are not part of their contract. Definitions associated with quiet quitting vary, with most focusing on either setting realistic boundaries that prevent burnout, or not going the extra mile at work.
For some senior business leaders though, quiet quitting is far more troubling, and something that employees should pull back from. Arianna Huffington, founder of the Huffington Post, wrote in a viral LinkedIn post. "Quiet quitting isn't just about quitting on a job, it's a step toward quitting on life." Psychologist Lee Chambers said "Quietly quitting would likely lower our sense of engagement, purpose, and satisfaction, which are factors in our mental and physical well-being.
While these behaviors are not new, they are amplified in the current environment due to labor market disruption combined with employee coping and survival strategies resulting from
exhaustion from the Covid19, economic and geopolitical uncertainty, severe staffing shortages, isolation from remote work, anxiety from returning to workplaces, reduced employee purchasing power caused by inflation and dependent care challenges.Workers are abandoning unpaid duties they once voluntarily carried out in their workplaces. They do the bare minimum and leave at five on the dot. Steve Taplin, cofounder and CEO of Sonatafy Technology, described the phenomenon as "a movement in which employees become more in control of their schedule and begin prioritizing personal over professional duties.Some employers are responding with what is being termed as "quiet firing". This is when bosses try to get employees to leave. They do this by not raising salaries, disregarding employees'
ideas and omitting them from meetings.
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A Linkedin survey found that 48% of employees have seen quiet firing in the workplace. The survey also found that among the top concerns of the Gen-Z and millennial generation is finances, with pay being the number one reason workers in the demographic left their roles in the last two years.Fortunately, good communication is one of the great salves to reduce disengagement and burnout. In addition, managers need to create accountability for individual performance, team collaboration and customer value, and employees must see how their work contributes to the organization's larger purpose. Importantly, every organization needs a culture in which people
are engaged and feel they belong.
1) What do quiet quitting workers strictly follow?
A. Promotion opportunities.B. Their contract.
C. Their health.D. Their boss.
2) What are employers hitting back with?A. Reduced bonuses.
ABCD Quiet firing.Raising salaries.
Longer working hours.
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