quiet quit
verb
variants
or less commonly quietly quit
quiet quit also quietly quit or quiet quitted; quiet quitting also quietly quitting; quiet quits also quietly quits
: to do the minimum amount of work required for a job : to engage in quiet quitting
"Several of my clients who have quiet quit have been doing the work of two to three people, while slackers on the team have gotten away with doing nothing," [Jennifer] Brick said.—Jon Jackson
"When I was working during Covid, it felt safer to quiet quit than to leave and look for another job. It was a turbulent time."—Georgia Gadsby
Those who are quiet quitting say they are doing their job; they're just establishing boundaries.—Liz Carey
"Blue-collar workers don't get to quietly quit," [Steven Haynes] said. "They're tied very heavily to daily performance goals."—Mitchell Schnurman
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