What Quiet Quitters Really Think

Join us as our host, George Kamel, talks with Kacy Maxwell, the executive director of marketing for EntreLeadership. Kacy shares his thoughts on quit quitting and how to maintain accountability with your team members so they don’t become quiet quitters. Later, George chats with Ken Coleman. Ken is a Ramsey Personality, the #1 national bestselling author of From Paycheck to Purpose, and the host of The Ken Coleman Show. He dives into what quiet quitting is, why people are doing it, and what leaders like you can do to prevent it.

You’ll learn:
• What quiet quitters really think
• How quiet quitting isn’t new
• Why you shouldn’t act your wage
• What quiet quitters really want

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[jainthorne]

Listening to these two men talk, it's like they didn't listen to that video at all. They completely missed his point which is that companies actively don't care about you and don't hesitate to show you that. They are opening scornful of what he is saying and actually change what he said. He never said "I have to own a million dollar home." He didn't seem like he was "entitled". He was being honest and never said that he was spreading hate in the organization.

[ericantone]

I get where "quiet quitters" are coming from. If a company shows it doesnt care abour you, theyll fire you on a whim. They dont see you as a human being whatsoever. Nobody want to stick around at a company like that. Plenty of better places to work.

[Parabellum-oesw]

I’m a quiet quitter since I went to elementary school 😂 I always did the bare minimum and I’m living a good life

[iamthomasgreenman]

Disagree entirely. I think the trend is about people having options and wanting meaningful work. Why out in extra work for a company that not only doesn’t appreciate you but one you don’t even want to work for in the long term anyway?
Quiet quitting is a heads up to managers and executives that employees don’t want to be treated like trash, nor do we want to convince you that we’re worth respecting.

[JR-bjuf]

It's not about companies not caring about you as a person. They do not care about the job you do. You can work the extra hours and go the extra mile and still be caught up in the next layoff. You are unknown to them. You are nothing, a nobody, a number. They call you "head count."

[JustThatGuy]

I think you are misunderstanding quite quitting. It’s simply rejecting hustle culture. Not doing unpaid work. Doing only what you are paid to do.
Want me to do extra? Pay me extra.

[alexe]

If you want your employees to be engaged, only one way to do that and that's PAY THEM. we don't need pizza parties, don't need letters, don't need appreciation. The hundred dollar handshake is valid. It's easy to quiet quit because anyone can find the same job for the same pay. You pay more where I can't go somewhere else then guess what, I'm going to want to come work for you and have a good attitude. If your customer needs some product expedited, you're going to charge them more right? My labor is the same if you need my labor expedited it should be compensated or not required. This isn't rocket science

[UberWagen]

It's really tough being the go-to-guy, because it eventually propels you into the "he does everything" guy. Once you draw boundaries, it becomes "hey sorry to bother you", "hey I know you're busy", etc. Just complete disrespect for your own workload to accomplish "their" tasks.

5 managers to 1 doer is a real thing and are the ones who are quiet-quitting. I mean, just look at job recruiters #1 ask right now. "Problem solving skills". You can hire 50 people that are "go-getters, get it done" types, but are completely reliant on other people to "get it done" because their only job skill is using the forward button.

Too many managers and not enough doers.

[Herbicidalmania]

I feel like part of the problem is that above and beyond has become the standard. You're expected to do more than what's asked of you and if you don't, then you're not doing enough. It seems like every company wants the best of the best but when you pay average to below average, you end up getting a mix of high performers and moderate performers. There's a balance that needs to happen at that price point. I'm lucky to be with the company I'm with now. They have been INCREDIBLY understanding and have been working with me to get where I want to be. I will also say that I LOVE the idea of laying out how you succeed at your company to the employees. That would clear up SO much confusion.

[coltenpfeffer]

Pick a good career path. Have a longterm mindset ❤

[cosmic_giant]

They say they will pay me x amount a hour to do this job. What are my duties? Ok good got it, I agree I will peform these duties for this amount of money..don't ask me to do Jim's job, don't ask me to perform any other duties without a renegotiation of my terms of duties and pay amount. Some jobs I worked at they want to change my duties or there's confusion about my duties, managers sometimes dont even know what the hell they are doing but want to tell you what to do. And they change their performance guidelines, I'm not going to be a team player for a company we're I'm expendable.I'm happy I'm in a position where I can take it or leave it. This is the type of shit dave is talking about when he says pay of your house fast as possible and never go in debt, so you never owe anybody anything, not even your time.

[frozenskyhomestead]

Quiet quiting is just a response to quiet hiring. When they keep adding responsibilities to you but don't and won't raise your pay. At some point you say enough and then comes the gaslighting

[MarkMinard]

Everything he says, is what it TAKES, to be successful. Most people aren’t willing to sacrifice, and do what it takes, and then they all complain why they don’t have success. This used to be me-then I shifted my mindset, 15 years later, I’m an “overnight success.”

[DG-mkkd]

Going above and beyond is no longer a reliable means of advancement
Therefore the logical path is to do exactly what is contractually required while looking for a new job that contractually pays more

[redkhamelejoon]

Quiet quitting for working class jobs should be the standard

[SuperDagod]

To me quiet quitting is doing the normal job not all the free extras on my end
Working during lunch, unpaid off hours meetings, emails In off work hours

[adrianplayer-propertyinvest]

The ones with student debt and still on minimum wage got useless degrees, So these kids blame others for their poor choices. They went to too expensive of a school and didnt think of the job market at the end.

[jjbowman]

I think a big problem with health care companies, not sure about all companies but I’ve seen it a lot in community care, retirement homes, LTC, nursing homes and hospitals and universities where staff are involved with teaching the new generations is communication.
I got really tired of lack of clear communication, clear rules, clear expectations, clear yeahs and neahs. I left a company I had been working for and that was fine, but I also watched them struggle with new employees for a long time.
If they had communicated better through the company (most providers listed but also small doctors offices seem to have issues with communication) they could have kept a lot of employees who just needed better time management practices, but no one knew what the expectation for scheduling was (for example).
Lots of nursing students also leave due to lack of communication from their highly stressed out instructors who are juggling their nursing duties (being called in, but not working on call) and teaching duties (which comes second especially since most of these instructors work in more advanced positions). Which is really just a shame.

Loved the show, I wish there was deeper talk on this subject within companies.
They have whole mental health seminars, not saying to take those away but maybe add in some clear communication seminars as well? How to talk will people above and below your pay check when in the office? How to talk with people?

[heidimartin]

I'm 56 and I never thought that a job at McDonald's would buy me a home.

[jasonleatherwood]

Paid off my student loans all my cars and my 400k house by age 36 making 120k combined income with my wife we changed the family tree