Alli Peck (TEDx talk) defines and introduces the concept of "quiet quitting": doing the bare minimum at work without formally resigning — mentally quitting while still keeping the paycheck. The speaker frames quiet quitting as low-effort labor strategy often adopted when workers feel replaceable or unvalued.
Quiet quitting is doing the bare minimum not to get fired. You've mentally quit your job. You just aren't telling your manager. And in a best case scenario for a quiet quitter, nobody notices. And you still get that paycheck. And you haven't expended much energy for a company who would drop you like a hot potato at the slightest impulse.
Change Your Career Without Leaving Your Job: Podcast Episode with Darcy Eikenberg
