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[Sooner]

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@3JJJ wrote:

I was a victim of quiet firing. I didn't realize the company was getting rid of us "older" employees until they fired 2 of my friends,one worked there 38  years the other 40.  They gave all of the work the one did to me, with no pay increase.  I asked about that and they said, we'll talk about it in 60 to 90 days.  Guess what - I quiet retired on them.Came in a few days later and said i'm gone.  Best thing that every happened to me.  I know down the line they would have fired me because I never could have done both jobs.  So at least i left under my terms.  I was not going to give them the pleasure of firing me. What a sad world we live in.  

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@3JJJ That's awful.  I am so sorry.  That is a whole other issue and one that laws about age discrimination are supposed to take care of. That's the exact opposite of the slacker problem isn't it?  

Here it about people who work.  Again, how terrible you went through that. 

[Laura14]

@RollTide2008 Our millenials were job hopping for a buck more and then returning to us after realizing that the benefits of flexibility and a kinder work environment were intangibles that they were hard pressed to find elsewhere. Most people are not in a career job the first one out of college.

I would agree with you for today's incoming younger peeps but I think the Millenials at their outset didn't appreciate the bigger picture of delayed gratification with employers at the time who still did offer 401Ks and HSAs for tax savings to go along with okay insurance that would still cover an urgent care visit for $50.

Young people don't care about 401ks, insurance (still on their parents'), and tax shelters. In fact, I doubt they have even have been taught the concept of lowering your taxable income.

The fact that everyone is screaming about livable wages now is a valid one (I can't afford to put a roof over my head in my area with a 1 bedroom apt which is insane) but it also harkens back to the lack of foresight on the younger generation that you teach employers how to treat you and the future is something that must be planned for. Unfortunately, employers no longer help you do it.     

[SloopJohnB]

We had/have people who are in this type of situation.  We just say that they are in the "lame duck" mode.  

[teganslaw]

One woman I used to work with had to deal with this situation, although it was the employer who quit on her. She is 70 and wanted to continue working part time as a second income to her Social Security. 

The supervisor cut her hours and at times didn't add her to the schedule. She was still officially employed, but never on the schedule, so ended up quitting. The company was slowly forcing her out. 

I understand why some people "quiet quit". Why should they go above their job description when the company refuses to acknowledge them or take away benefits? 

[vsm]

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@Sooner wrote:

The proper term for that is "Slacker."  "Bum" is applicable as well.  Among others.  Entitled people, etc.

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Exactly.  Human nature doesn't change...

[haddon9]

There have always been lazy people.  Now we just have a special name for them.  Lazy might be too offensive....quiet quitters sound better.

[Oznell]

This latest iteration of the phenomenon has been talked about, and has been pushed by some, for over a year.

Absurd, and destructive to one's self-respect to pay attention to such gimmicks.  Experiencing dissatisfaction on a job should be dealt with by vigorous search for another job, one that WILL satisfy.  Or doing some serious soul-searching, and going into business for oneself. 

[Meowingkitty]

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@RespectLife wrote:

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@Meowingkitty wrote:

It's nothing new. It just has a name now. In my last job I basically did quiet quitting. I hated the company, not fond of most of the people and the work was mind numbing. The company did not give raises ever. (Oh maybe a few bucks every five years or so but basically nothing much). I stayed because I had enough time in to get a nice severance package and I was only hanging on because of it. I was with the company 8 years and saw nothing but a company being run into the ground. Sure I could have probably quit years earlier but I was getting to old for most places to want to hire me even though I was only in my 50's.Transfer to another position wouldn't happen either because most jobs were out of state. When review time came around everyone got the same review but with a different grade. If you were one of the last ones hired in the department the best you would ever get would be a 4 with 5 being the lowest. No matter if you reinvented the wheel you would get a bad review. I knew it was just a matter of time before layoffs were coming so I basically did the bare minimum since I knew there was nothing in it for me and the company didn't care. And frankly neither did any of the employees at this point.  I was right. After about two years into my current position they transferred the job to another city. I got what I wanted, my severance pay. I decided I had had enough of corporate America and retired. I understand why quiet quitting is a thing.

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See?  Exactly....SMH

I coudl never live with myself doing that....

Glad to see you got a severance pay that your work ethic didn't deserve.

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If the company would have treated its employees with respect instead of berating them for everything (you were allowed 2 mistakes per year, yes per year, after that your were put on notice. A couple of typos and you were in trouble. No one should be forced to live like that. After all this was a clerical position not a brain surgeon) or did not make their employees feel like they had to be at their beckoned call 24/7 or made to feel guilty for taking a vacation (I was told to cancel my vacation that was already paid for 2 days before I was scheduled to leave. I had given them a years notice so it's not like they didn't know) maybe it would have been a different situation. Our manager would scream out her office door trashing her team. Respect deserves respect. Treat people how you want to be treated. 

[santorini]

I saw a post above and thought maybe I had been saying this wrong all my life.

“Beck and Call” or “Beckon Call”—Which Is Right?

• Beck and call is the correct way to spell this phrase.
• To be at someone’s beck and call means you are ready to obey their orders or commands.
• Beckon call is not the correct way to spell the phrase.

[Greeneyedlady21]

It's easy to sit in judgement when you're not be in the working world and haven't been for a long time.

Try it and see how you get treated these days. And see what it's like trying to get a good job when you're older. Things have changed