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Quiet Quitting
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Longryders
- Posts: 12
- Joined: 29 May 2019, 06:26
- Gender: Male
Quiet Quitting
Just heard about this new buzz word Quiet Quitting all the youngs are doing it . Really thought it had been invented at Royal Mail over the last couple of years
check it out
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Hanzey
- Posts: 75
- Joined: 21 Mar 2014, 17:54
- Gender: Male
Re: Quiet Quitting
I've been doing it my entire working life.
I suppose it's less controversial than saying "working to rule"
I suppose it's less controversial than saying "working to rule"
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Schiff
- Posts: 544
- Joined: 01 Nov 2016, 22:02
- Gender: Male
Re: Quiet Quitting
Until recently I would never have considered doing just the.bare minimum expected of me at work and never thought that I ever would. Simon and co have changed that.
Well done team!
Well done team!
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taurus88
- Posts: 1259
- Joined: 14 Aug 2010, 17:53
- Gender: Male
Re: Quiet Quitting
This is just buzzword propaganda. Young people are carrying society on their backs whilst being given no stake in society. Insecure, underpaid jobs, over-priced rental properties while they canāt afford a house, and a gradual erosion in the quality of every little thing that older generations got the benefit of (from the NHS to higher education to job security to policing to climate). āQuiet Quittingā is probably only the beginning, loud quitting will be here before long, followed by social unrest, and possibly even the worse things that often follow that.
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wrongturn
- Posts: 70
- Joined: 08 May 2022, 10:30
- Gender: Male
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Kenfandango
- Posts: 694
- Joined: 19 Oct 2021, 16:40
- Gender: Male
Re: Quiet Quitting
It's the same concept as "setting boundaries" which was the buzzword a few years back. Working your time, taking your breaks and refusing to do things that go beyond your job description for no extra reward shouldn't be considered "quitting", I prefer the term "working"
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Flashman_
- Posts: 363
- Joined: 05 Jan 2010, 00:08
- Gender: Male
Re: Quiet Quitting
Well I did not realise that I must be a trend setting cool guy in with the young, I have been doing this since they got rid of cars on delivery, whenever that was.
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Numberone63
- EX ROYAL MAIL
- Posts: 621
- Joined: 05 Sep 2017, 18:38
- Gender: Male
Re: Quiet Quitting
Yes. It has a name now? Been doing that for the past two years. Was difficult at first to change your mindset but Iāve most certainly got there now.
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Dexydog
- Posts: 887
- Joined: 14 Jan 2017, 13:54
- Gender: Male
Re: Quiet Quitting
It's a big thing in China amongst the young.
But they take it a step further- they basically do nothing, don't contribute to society in any way.
The ultimate protest at being shafted.
But they take it a step further- they basically do nothing, don't contribute to society in any way.
The ultimate protest at being shafted.
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hans solo
- Posts: 3278
- Joined: 06 Feb 2011, 18:08
- Gender: Male
Re: Quiet Quitting
Itās the way to go
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RHONE
- Posts: 122
- Joined: 14 Nov 2020, 15:54
- Gender: Male
Re: Quiet Quitting
I can't believe it, I thought it was just me
been in the office twice this week and haven't posted a single letter upped my p739's because our enquiry office has been shut ,think I've spent more Hours in weatherspoons than the D.O this week 
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HTPostman
- EX ROYAL MAIL
- Posts: 1504
- Joined: 01 Sep 2008, 23:53
- Gender: Male
Re: Quiet Quitting
I did the same earlier this year. Iāve pretty much given up on things at work, tired of fighting to be put on the round I should be on, saddened by the holiday pay situation, angered by the way we are treated by management and to a lesser extent Iām frustrated by the decisions made at times by the union.
For me nowadays itās simply start time, breaks, finish time.
Nowadays due to quiet quitting:
*I get moved about so I just take my time and never cut corners. A lot donāt like to work with me anymore because the first thing I tell them is I need to be done on time (itās pretty much open docket here). Christmas will be fun.
*I missed out on holiday pay so I simply donāt do overtime (approx 10 hours this year compared to 1000 hours last year).
*My line managers are ok. Itās more the Simonās of the business Iām angry at. His time will come.
For me nowadays itās simply start time, breaks, finish time.
Nowadays due to quiet quitting:
*I get moved about so I just take my time and never cut corners. A lot donāt like to work with me anymore because the first thing I tell them is I need to be done on time (itās pretty much open docket here). Christmas will be fun.
*I missed out on holiday pay so I simply donāt do overtime (approx 10 hours this year compared to 1000 hours last year).
*My line managers are ok. Itās more the Simonās of the business Iām angry at. His time will come.
The day is gonna come when weāre all gonna have to testify.
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DirtyHarry
- Posts: 5051
- Joined: 13 May 2007, 23:16
- Gender: Male
- Location: London
Re: Quiet Quitting
If you lot aren't careful, they will have you fearful of calling it anything at all.
Cut off, work to time, working my paid hours only, working safely, I've used them all, still do depending on which one my mood takes me.
It all amounts to the same thing.
Cut off, work to time, working my paid hours only, working safely, I've used them all, still do depending on which one my mood takes me.
It all amounts to the same thing.
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blacov
- Posts: 397
- Joined: 12 May 2019, 21:40
- Gender: Male
Re: Quiet Quitting
A lot of us I believe would love to do just that but we can't afford to. Since living costs shot up so much a lot of us are at the mercy of overtime or they have a second job. Regular overtime is more difficult to get nowadays as they are very picky as to what and where they pay plus it's often messy in delivery offices due to chronic understaffing and recently striking. I realised recently more and more people started doing regular overtime wherever they can, some gave up as mentioned above, some work two jobs. Still Thompson claim we are paid 40% more than competition.

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Postie45
- Posts: 2160
- Joined: 21 Aug 2012, 23:05
- Gender: Male
Re: Quiet Quitting
It's more to do with the feeling of compelled to do overtime because the business needs a project done by a set time rather than not doing overtime even if you need the money.blacov wrote: ā10 Sep 2022, 08:13A lot of us I believe would love to do just that but we can't afford to. Since living costs shot up so much a lot of us are at the mercy of overtime or they have a second job. Regular overtime is more difficult to get nowadays as they are very picky as to what and where they pay plus it's often messy in delivery offices due to chronic understaffing and recently striking. I realised recently more and more people started doing regular overtime wherever they can, some gave up as mentioned above, some work two jobs. Still Thompson claim we are paid 40% more than competition. :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy:
Most rounds would require extended overtime on a daily basis if everyone followed the rules and stopped rushing around.