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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Julia Musto

This is why US employees have been quiet quitting

American employees are likely doing the bare minimum at work because they feel as if they’ve lost control over their lives.

The practice known as “quiet quitting” has picked up steam in the U.S. following the Covid pandemic. At least half of the 170-million-strong American workforce are quiet quitters, according to a 2023 Gallup poll.

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