MENTAL MODEL · M1395

Quiet Quitting

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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

CORE DEFINITION

Refers to employees who do not actually resign, but only do their job duties at work, refuse overtime, refuse to 'work for love', and refuse to regard work as the center of life.

SCAFFOLDING EFFECT

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Redefining the professional contract. This is a silent rebellion against the 'hustle culture'. Managers can no longer assume that employees will dedicate themselves without compensation; they must clarify work boundaries and provide extra rewards commensurate with extra effort.

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Quiet quitting is a boundary reset by employees after the psychological contract is broken: when extra effort is not reciprocated with equivalent rewards over a long period, they retreat to the minimum of 'merely fulfilling the employment contract'. The mechanism is to replace resignation with passive boundaries, retaining income while reclaiming personal life, and silently protesting against an organization that over-demands.

MINIMUM ACTION

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Practice this model in one real situation:

For individuals: Clarify the responsibilities within the contract and the extra demands that can be refused, and set sustainable boundaries. For managers: Identify signs of 'quiet quitting' in the team (no longer proactive, leaving on time), reflect on whether incentives and rewards match, and use genuine incentives rather than moral coercion to awaken engagement.

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