Genesis Hinckley, currently working at a large technology company, is part of a growing number of of employees who learned to say “no” to the constant pressure they suffer, overtime and also to the stress in the workplace. work. Quiet Quitting is what they are calling it, silent resignation if it is loosely translated. However, supporters of this practice do not seek dismissal per se, they only advocate that only what the position requires be done, nothing more.
“To avoid mental breakdown and live a happy life, I need three things: work from 9am to 5pm, leave to recovering physical and mental health when necessary… and, lastly, being as loyal to the company as it is to the employees", was what career-related content creator Genesis Hinckley recommended in an interview given to DW.
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After a video that was posted on TikTok at the end of August, this topic ended up becoming trending topics. “It's just about setting boundaries and signaling that I'm not going to work myself to death just to make everyone happy,” tries to explain Genesis Hinckley. “It is, yes, to give the best of oneself in the projects to which one is dedicating oneself. But then leaving and not responding to emails after hours,” she also says.
For Genesis, this phenomenon has always been active around, even if it was somewhat more discreet. Quiet Quitting really started to expand in the COVID19 pandemic.
Genesis Hinckley also says that one of the main reasons behind the constant interest in this topic on the networks currently, it was due to the pandemic, which ended up bringing a large number of professionals to work within From home. Because of this, they started to have more free time to dedicate themselves to some other functions and passions as well, making them pay more attention to mental well-being.
“We realized that there is much more to life than just working”, adds Hinckley.
But it is worth noting that, even though workers have somehow managed to distance themselves from the pressure of work and have sought more pleasure guys, some companies in the technology sector saw their profits grow much more during most of the pandemic period COVID-19. Apple, Microsoft, and Alphabet, which currently owns Google, posted more than $50 billion in combined profits in the second quarter of last year, 2021.
This just showed executives at IT companies that “people can be just as productive, if not even more, working from home”, which is what Bonnie Dilber, an HR manager commented in a post about Quiet Quitting. His post was even shared by LinkedIn, which is the world's largest professional network on the internet.
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