What is quiet quitting?
Quiet quitting is a response to a work culture based on constant pressure and demand for high productivity. Employees, usually young people, simply stop doing anything extra, and instead do only the bare minimum that is required of them. One might say it is a form of burnout, with the difference that the given employee does not break down completely but works on a kind of autopilot.
What can you do to prevent your employees quietly quitting?
According to Forbes, quiet quitting is a reaction to unkept promises, pressure for performance and little appreciation of extra work. To prevent employees from quietly quitting, you need to focus on the following points.
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Acknowledge a job well done. If you see an employee did a truly good job or put in some extra effort, appreciate it. This does not necessarily mean a financial reward; employees are primarily missing honest praise and recognition.
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Take an interest in employees on a human level. Your employees are not robots. Do not evaluate them based solely on their work performance. Be interested in what is going on in their lives and whether they are facing any problems.
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Do not neglect employee development. Offer your subordinates sufficient room for self-development and education. Do not force them to perform routine work over and over again.
- Maintain a dialogue between yourself and your employees. Last but not least, it is important to ask the employees themselves what they lack or what they would appreciate. Maintain a dialogue with your team and meet subordinates individually in order to know what is really bothering them.
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