Cheddar News breaks down the new way people are subtly quitting their jobs post-pandemic, “quiet quitting.”

Today Explained: Quiet Quitting

It's time for today explain this is where we break down some of the biggest stories in the news, how we got here and where we go next the pandemic, it drastically alter our daily lives. It changed where we work, how we engage at work. It also led to quiet quitting, which is basically simply just going through the motions at work, you know, doing the minimum required to not get fired. A recent gallup poll shows us employee engagement dropped for the first time in a decade, Engagement dropped from 36% in 2020 to 34% in 2021 and the numbers they just keep going down in 2022, only 32% of full and part time employees were engaged. On the flip side, 18% are actively disengaged. Now, sometimes disengagement can be unconscious. This surveys focus areas are enlightening because they offer some cues about whether you or one of your co workers is engaging less or quietly quitting. This survey found key areas of declining engagement include people not feeling work expectations are clear not having a connection to the mission or purpose of their company, not seeing opportunities to learn and grow and not feeling cared about at work engagement is important because it's linked to how productive people are at work and therefore their company's performance and their individual earnings. The most significant decline is engagement in what gallup calls remote, ready on site workers. These people could do their jobs from home, but they're still in the office. A lot of those balls down to mental health. Many firms are actively looking at ways to increase engagement by having everyone come into the office say on specific days, or possibly reducing the work week to say four days a week. But ultimately, it's up to you. Ask yourself this question, are you doing work that satisfies you financially, mentally and socially figure out what's important to you. Losing engagement. It hurts everybody.