Summary: <p>"<a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/if-your-gen-z-co-workers-are-quiet-quitting-heres-what-that-means-11660260608">Quiet quitting</a>" is the latest workplace trend sparking conversation in social and mainstream media. The idea went viral after<a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/if-your-gen-z-co-workers-are-quiet-quitting-heres-what-that-means-11660260608"> TikTok user Zaid Khan, a 24-year-old engineer</a> in New York City, talked about not actually outright quitting a job, but "quitting" the idea that you have to go above and beyond the job description. It also spawned a spinoff, "<a href="https://time.com/6212167/quiet-firing-what-to-do/">quiet firing</a>," which refers to employers who don't offer raises or promotions, or use other tactics to passive-aggressively push employees out of a job.</p> <p>We speak with <a href="https://twitter.com/sarahdamaske">Sarah Damaske</a>, Professor of Sociology and Labor & Employment Relations at Penn State University, about "quiet quitting," "quiet firing," and what these viral ideas say about the current state of labor and work. </p>
