For those who know me ... or even just know "of me". You'll know I'm not a quitter (normally), and some people know me as "stubborn".
But recently I've felt I want to "Quiet Quit" ....
Disclaimer: Want to "Quiet Quit" doesn't mean I have "Quit" or in anyway not performing of my duties. If you do think less of me (and even if you don't keep reading).
What is Quiet Quitting?
Quit Quitting is when someone (an employee) "stops going above and beyond" or "stops making an effort", effectively just doing the bare essentials work and not contributing to a team.
Why I Want to Quit?
I've been working in my current job for a few years, I was brought in for a particular purpose but over the years things have changed. I was brought in as a Release Train Engineer, to support the adoption of the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), to support the release of the businesses new flagship product. The adoption of SAFe was quite controversial within the business, creating a lot of business turmoil.
Back 3 years ago, my direct manager moved on, I was moved to the new head of Engineering. They only lasted 3 months, and I was moved on to 3 more managers to where I am now. Now with my current manager I've gone from having "some clarity" on my work to having no formal contact with my manager for 3 months. As someone who works remotely, in a "fairly dysfunctional" organisation, I've had contact with only a couple of people in the organisation since new year.
When I first joined, I wasn't doing what I was recruited for ... and over the years the work I do has got vaguer and vaguer. Now, I just seem to manage bits of Atlassian and build the odd integration with some APIs.
So to sum things up, I'm getting no regular contact from my manager and have no clear defined expectations. I've delivered what was asked from me, I've brought forward suggestions to improve our software delivery pipeline and I've connected with various people through the business. But none of this has allowed to perform my role or really understand what I should do.
So I want to "quit", I'd love to get a new job & a new challenge, but with the current job market I don't want to put myself at risk but tending my notice. So I'm just going to "Quiet Quit", and wait for an opportunity.
But I'm still on full pay, and I'm potentially still entitled to me bonus as well!
My thoughts are, why make an effort, given my past efforts have been in vein, why try!
TL/DR:
I want to Quiet Quit because I have a lack of direction and the business has a lack of leadership.
I've had no meetings with manager for 2 months, and no clear communication.
Employees go to work to do a good job, but they need direction and clear leadership.
A team needs a clear goal and responsibilities to be effective, and a team needs to be engaged about how to meet the goal.
But recently I've felt I want to "Quiet Quit" ....
Disclaimer: Want to "Quiet Quit" doesn't mean I have "Quit" or in anyway not performing of my duties. If you do think less of me (and even if you don't keep reading).
What is Quiet Quitting?
Quit Quitting is when someone (an employee) "stops going above and beyond" or "stops making an effort", effectively just doing the bare essentials work and not contributing to a team.
Why I Want to Quit?
I've been working in my current job for a few years, I was brought in for a particular purpose but over the years things have changed. I was brought in as a Release Train Engineer, to support the adoption of the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), to support the release of the businesses new flagship product. The adoption of SAFe was quite controversial within the business, creating a lot of business turmoil.
Back 3 years ago, my direct manager moved on, I was moved to the new head of Engineering. They only lasted 3 months, and I was moved on to 3 more managers to where I am now. Now with my current manager I've gone from having "some clarity" on my work to having no formal contact with my manager for 3 months. As someone who works remotely, in a "fairly dysfunctional" organisation, I've had contact with only a couple of people in the organisation since new year.
When I first joined, I wasn't doing what I was recruited for ... and over the years the work I do has got vaguer and vaguer. Now, I just seem to manage bits of Atlassian and build the odd integration with some APIs.
So to sum things up, I'm getting no regular contact from my manager and have no clear defined expectations. I've delivered what was asked from me, I've brought forward suggestions to improve our software delivery pipeline and I've connected with various people through the business. But none of this has allowed to perform my role or really understand what I should do.
So I want to "quit", I'd love to get a new job & a new challenge, but with the current job market I don't want to put myself at risk but tending my notice. So I'm just going to "Quiet Quit", and wait for an opportunity.
But I'm still on full pay, and I'm potentially still entitled to me bonus as well!
My thoughts are, why make an effort, given my past efforts have been in vein, why try!
TL/DR:
I want to Quiet Quit because I have a lack of direction and the business has a lack of leadership.
I've had no meetings with manager for 2 months, and no clear communication.
Employees go to work to do a good job, but they need direction and clear leadership.
A team needs a clear goal and responsibilities to be effective, and a team needs to be engaged about how to meet the goal.