The old practice of "Quiet Cutting" seriously affects Employee Engagement, Performance and leads to Attrition!

?? This term has appeared in management articles since last year and in some research after the Quiet Quitting trend.

?? 77% of workers have witnessed quiet cutting at their company, and 58% say they have been impacted by it.

?? 80% have less trust or loyalty to their employer and 79% no longer feel loyal to their employer,

But only 18% of employees would quit immediately, according to a new interesting research published by Monster using data from US employees during March 2024.

?What is Quiet Cutting?

First of all, this practice is an old practice with a new name. Researchers defined Quiet cutting when employers reassigning workers to new roles (downgrading roles, responsibilities, and/or compensation) in hopes they will eventually quit so the company saves the cost of severance.

?? Unlike a dismissal, employees will be persuaded to resign on their own.

?Huge impact on Employee satisfaction

Researchers noticed that the majority of workers have complaints about their opportunities for growth at their company.

Employees have:

• Reported a lack of opportunity for upwards mobility (59%)
• Experienced a lack of career direction from their direct manager (57%)
• Did not receive an expected bonus (36%)
• Did not receive a promotion they thought was deserved (31%)
• Had a salary reduction (15%)

?Quiet cutting impacts Employee Performance and Productivity

Researchers noticed that knowing quiet cutting is occurring at their company has affected workers’ performance in the following ways:

• 80% have less trust or loyalty to their employer
• 65% report that it contributes to a toxic work environment
• 64% experience a negative impact on their relationship with leadership
• 62% find work to be more stressful
• 58% feel less motivated to execute their duties
• 58% report their overall wellbeing has suffered
• Only 2% of workers say it has had no impact on them

?Different Employees reactions after Quiet Cutting

Researchers have found that workers react in different ways if they realize they are being affected by Quiet cutting:

?? Talk it out

• 24% would speak with their supervisor immediately
• 24% would ask their manager how they could improve their performance
• 20% would speak with HR
• 14% would speak with executive leadership

?? Adapt

• 27% would remain in their role and adapt to changes
• 21% would attempt to negotiate the terms of their modified role
• 10% would work harder to preserve their role

?? Leave

• 18% would quit immediately

?? Do nothing

• However, 9% of workers would do nothing if they realized they were being impacted by quiet cutting

Researchers discovered that employees who have witnessed or directly experienced quiet cutting have seen their long term relationship with their company impacted in the following ways:

? 79% lost trust in their company

? 79% no longer feel loyal to their employer

? 75% wouldn’t recommend their company to a friend

? 73% lost respect for their senior leadership

? 71% are no longer interested in a long term role at their company

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This research highlights this old practice of "Quiet Cutting" that appeared last year and create a climate of fear and mistrust between employers and employees. This phenomenon impacts employee engagement and can seriously affect the reputation of the company as well so organizations need transparent communication and ethical practices in workforce management to eradicate this bad behavior.

Thank you ?? Monster researchers team for these insightful findings:

Scott Gutz

Dave Ulrich

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