Ask Madison: Gen-Z Leads the Way to Quiet Quitting

Gen Z is using what they know best - technology - and spreading the phenomena of Quiet Quitting all across the world through platforms such as TikTok and Twitter. Example posts range from glamorizing to achieve the bare minimum at work and setting overtime boundaries. And the trend is picking up steam as millions of Gen-Z professionals publicly reject the concept of engaging in their work life. As the generation of individuals entering the workforce today try to alleviate burn-out, they prioritize their value as people rather than their identity as an employee and employers must take notice.

How prevalent is Quiet Quitting amidst the GenZ work population?

According to survey data from Gallup, Gen-Z and younger millennials make up the lowest engagement during the second quarter of 2022. This finding defines quiet quitters as people who are not engaged at work through “psychologically detaching” from their job. This recent decrease in U.S. Employee Engagement (31%) makes up at least half of the U.S. workforce. When Gallup performed this assessment, they measured “engagement” by whether employees believed their work had a sense of purpose. However, younger employees reported that this was not the case.

While everyone that joins the work world quickly realizes that having a job tends to take over their life, the main reason for this overall decline is due to a workforce generation who joined their fields during a pandemic.