Recently, a new word called 'quiet quitting' is spreading among young Americans through social media.



On the 24th local time, foreign media such as The Hill, The Washington Post, and CNN reported that it is a trend for young employees who are tired of their work to execute 'quiet resignation' with their workplace through TikTok.



The first mention of the word 'quiet resignation' was an American engineer in his twenties with the name zaidleppelin.



"I recently came across the word 'quiet resignation'," Jaidle Flynn said in a video.



"Work is not your whole life," he added. "Your value is not defined solely by the results of what you do."



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Currently, his post has been viewed more than 3.4 million times, and since then, the MZ generation in the United States expressed empathy by referring to 'quiet resignation' as a hashtag.



The Washington Post analyzed the phenomenon of 'quiet resignation' by comparing it to 'hustle culture', which refers to a lifestyle in which work is more important than personal life and is passionate about corporate work.



"The 'quiet resignation' means that an office worker is giving up the hustle culture and stopping the thought of doing more than what is given at work," he said.



American media The Hill said, "This coined word doesn't actually mean quitting your job. It's about maintaining a work-life balance. The main followers of this trend are Millennials or Generation Z, and in some They claim that the change is an extension of the 'Great Resignation' brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic."



According to a survey released on the 18th by Resume Builder, an American job site, 21% of 1,000 American workers asked, "Are you practicing 'quiet resignation', which means you only work for what you are paid for?" appeared to have answered "yes" to



In addition, to the question "Why do we practice", about 40% answered "


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 A founder of a company that consults workplace and work culture said: “During the COVID-19 pandemic, this trend has increased significantly due to rapid workforce movements. did,” he explained.



Some analysts analyzed that the increased sense of disconnection between the office and co-workers as the number of telecommuting increases due to COVID-19 may also act as a cause of this trend. 



In response, a global chief HR officer advised that 'burnout' can be prevented if a company conducts in-depth interviews with employees to determine the cause and encourages appropriate rest and annual leave.



(Photo = TikTok capture)