‘Quiet quitters’ make up half of the US workforce, Gallup finds


Gen Z and younger millennials under 35 are one cohort that has seen a substantial drop in engagement. Since the pandemic began, the share of younger workers who strongly agree someone cares about them and encourages their development has fallen steeply. — Coffee work photo created by Racool_studio - www.freepik.com

About half of US workers could be described as “quiet quitters”, according to new research by survey firm Gallup, meaning they fulfill their job description but are psychologically detached from their work.

According to Gallup’s survey in June of over 15,000 full-time and part-time US workers, some 50% of respondents met the definition of quiet quitting, a term that has bubbled up to describe a prevalent worker mindset at a moment when the pandemic has upended employees’ priorities and companies’ workplace policies.

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