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To hustle or not: Everything you need to know about 'Quiet quitting'

Quiet quitting is defined as performing only the jobs that are assigned to an employee by the employer and not going above and beyond the job description

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BS Web Team New Delhi
The term "quiet quitting" has been making rounds on social media for quite some days now. Users, especially Gen Z, have been discussing the term on Instagram reels, Tweets and even on Twitter videos. People have associated the term with laziness, but the concept goes beyond the simplistic definition.

What is "quiet quitting"?

Quiet Quitting is defined as performing only the jobs assigned to an employee by the employer and not going above and beyond the job description.

It is often confused with quitting the job altogether, but it is not the actual definition.

The concept has come to the

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