How do deal with Quiet Quitters?

In every workplace there are few employees who are passionate about their work, consistently putting in efforts that are above and beyond expectations but there are many who just work enough to meet the minimum expectations.

Unfortunately, during the last two years, many employers faced various unforeseen situations like the pandemic and economic slowdown. Hence, they couldn’t do enough to reward their most valuable employees for their hard work and passion. And some of these employees did feel resentment.

“Promotions and hikes were minimal leading to many good-performing employees experiencing a lack of recognition and burnout at the same time. They feel dissatisfied leading to their quiet quitting.

Hence, we can define quiet quitting as when employees stay in their job but refuse to do more work than they're contractually obliged to.

What are the signs of Quiet Quitting?

Signs of Quiet Quitting can take various forms sometimes when the employee is truly unhappy the signs may be more noticeable than for someone with the simple goal of better work-life balance.

Some common signs are less engagement, disinterest in the job, not attending meetings, and lack of any initiatives.

What are the reasons for Quiet Quitting?

Post Pandemic there is an evolution in the meaning of Employee Value Proposition for a workplace and it is now dependent on the following parameters-

·????????Control-Employee want some degree of freedom on how they work and have freedom in the working environment and work-life balance.

·????????Relationship- The quality of the relationship between fellow colleagues and senior managers plays a key role in employee experience.

·????????Growth- Employees want clarity of growth opportunities and also want a clear path regarding their roles.

·????????Listening Culture- Employees want a transparent culture with their wellbeing at the forefront.

Failure to instil these pain points while formulating an EVP leads to a trend like quiet quitting.?

?Simple steps HR can follow to prevent employees from quiet quitting-

• Understand how employees are feeling about working in their company.
• Conduct regular feedback sessions.
• Create an open environment for employees to freely express their thoughts.
• Build a sense of purpose and belonging.
• ?Regularly recognize and reward deserving employees.
• ?Constantly evolve employee engagement strategies.

Follow these simple steps to prevent quiet quitters in the workplace.

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