--- title: What’s this ‘quiet quitting’ trend? - The Hustle description: … And does it even make sense? image: https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/hubfs/The%20Hustle%20News/Assets/Images/1250334394-HS-News-Brief_2022-08-17T233608.984Z.webp --- # What’s this ‘quiet quitting’ trend? ![Jacob Cohen](https://thehustle.co/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_5670-1-modified-768x768.png?width=48&height=48&name=IMG_5670-1-modified-768x768.png) [Jacob Cohen](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/author/jacob-cohen) [Jacob Cohen Twitter profile ](https://twitter.com/ImJacobCohen) Published: August 18, 2022 Updated: October 11, 2023 Normally when you think about someone quitting a job, you envision an explosive scene like [this one](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1eeoiqum6c) from *Jerry Maguire*. ![What’s this ‘quiet quitting’ trend?](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/hs-fs/hubfs/The%20Hustle%20News/Assets/Images/1250334394-HS-News-Brief_2022-08-17T233608.984Z.webp?width=595&height=400&name=1250334394-HS-News-Brief_2022-08-17T233608.984Z.webp) But online chatter around a relatively new trend known as “quiet quitting” is gaining steam. #### **What’s quiet quitting?** As explained in one [viral clip](https://www.tiktok.com/@zaidleppelin/video/7124414185282391342?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7131736887014704683), it involves “not outright quitting your job, but… quitting the idea of going above and beyond.” Quiet quitting is trending at a time when quitting itself is more relevant than ever. - 40% of employees are [willing to quit](https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnbremen/2022/08/11/what-the-july-us-jobs-report-says-about-the-great-resignation/?sh=189c8d1c2047) for a 5% raise, and 20% are ready to leave for other jobs with the same pay. **But not everyone’s on board.** Shini, a full-time software developer and vegetable farmer, posted a [response video](https://www.tiktok.com/@baobao.farm/video/7130435501273648389?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7131736887014704683). 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