Idiom
quiet quit
Meaning
To cease overachieving at one's workplace to focus on one's personal life; to do only what is reasonably or contractually required.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I decided to quiet quit and stop working late every night.”
“After years of burnout, she chose to quiet quit by doing only her assigned tasks.”
“Rather than resigning outright, the disillusioned employee began to quiet quit, performing his duties with minimal effort to reclaim his personal time.”
Examples
simple
“I decided to quiet quit and stop working late every night.”
contextual
“After years of burnout, she chose to quiet quit by doing only her assigned tasks.”
complex
“Rather than resigning outright, the disillusioned employee began to quiet quit, performing his duties with minimal effort to reclaim his personal time.”
Origin
Attested in the early 21st century as a back-formation from the gerund phrase quiet quitting.
Key words
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