'Quiet Quitting' at work: What's the cause, what's the solution?


You're physically still present, but your spirit, that's long gone. Quiet quitting might help you cope better at a job that has lost its meaning for you. But career coaches say it won't make you any happier. — Photo: Bernd Diekjobst/dpa

BERLIN: Instead of giving all your effort, you just go through the motions. Instead of 110%, you do the bare minimum.

Alarm bells are ringing in many HR departments amid an apparent rise in disgruntled employees "quiet quitting" at their workplace.

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