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Quiet Quitting Is One Step Toward Freedom
Other nations have had this as part of their work culture for years …
Imagine a land where the culture is so twisted that people who say they will show up to work during agreed-upon hours, do the work they agreed to do, and then go home and have a life, are called “quiet quitters.”
The term literally means doing one’s job but not more than is expected or agreed, and in our twisted, insane society, media, which is owned 100% by big corporations, say this is “quitting.”
Working internationally, many of my colleagues and clients are from different nations. Europeans wouldn’t be shocked by this phenomenon. They have decent work hours, get time off for vacations and family leave, and do not have a culture that promotes constant work at the cost of family, health, and well-being.
On the other hand, I have clients in India and Singapore and they seem to adhere more to the U.S.-style ethic of zero respect for worker personal time, lives, and health. I’ve had to decline work from some people from these nations because they don’t understand the clock, believe in-depth work can be done via text message, and don’t understand the concept of appropriate pay for work performed.
