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If your quiet quitting is going well, you might be getting ‘quiet fired’

By Callum Borchers

29 Sep 2022 · 4 min read

Has your workload recently gotten lighter? The WSJ reports on a method bosses are using to push back against the "quiet quitting" phenomenon.

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It can feel like you’re getting away with it.

You’ve dialed down the intensity at work, passing on late nights and extra assignments with seemingly no negative consequences. In fact, your boss appears to respect your new boundaries and has lightened your workload.

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