When you think about the word “quitting,” what comes to mind? A two-week resignation notice? An employee storming off in a flurry of frustration with the contents of their desk stuffed into a box? Or maybe someone who’s at work one day and gone the next?

Quiet quitting isn’t just a buzzword for a mounting wave of poor performance, but a defensive reflex against burnout. Tanner Bergman, a national certified counselor specializing in corporate well-being, describes quiet quitting as “people protecting the limited capacities they have.” In other words, employees want to preserve boundaries, even if it comes at the cost of appearing less effective.

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