Quiet quitting is picking up speed as workers tune out from their jobs

There is mounting evidence that workers are leaving their jobs.

There has been a 630 per cent increase in the number of searches for reasons to get out of work on the internet. When employers started calling employees back to the office, search terms like "calling in sick," "best excuses for missing work" and "realistic excuses for missing work" skyrocketed.

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In the first six months of the year, productivity in the U.S. plunged the most since 1947, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Experts tell the Washington Post that disengagement and quiet quitting are to blame for the drop. An economist and former U.S. treasury secretary says that a certain amount of quiet quitting contributed to the decline in productivity.

A growing sense of anxiety among bosses is caused by that. According to the latest state of the global workplace report by Gallup Inc., disconnected workers cost the global economy billions of dollars each year.

The trend hasn't been seen in Canadian data. Statistics Canada stated in September that productivity increased for the first time in two years. There is anecdotal evidence that knowledge workers in Toronto are not as interested in their jobs as they used to be.

A recent survey shows that close to half of desk workers in Canada's biggest city are disengaged from their jobs. People pulling back from work are worried about the recession. High employee quit rates, fewer people at the office and less opportunities for socializing with colleagues have caused staffers to be less engaged in their work.

The company pointed the finger at home for the poor showing. The decline in office attendance is having a detrimental impact on employee engagement.

Data shows hybrid work is gaining in popularity. According to Statistics Canada, one in 10 workers split their time between the office and home in October. Since January 2020, there has been a rise in percentage points and a fall in percentage points.

The trend of hybrid work is growing in popularity among his clients, which include government agencies, large corporations, small businesses and individuals working from home. He expects the number of employees coming back into the office for more days to grow as communication problems persist under the hybrid model.

Companies are resorting to other methods to get employees who are mentally unstable back on their feet. One solution is to throw more money at them. Fox says that is more of a short-term remedy because of the rising cost of living. Companies should focus on developing a culture that keeps staff connected to their jobs.

They have a lot of work to be done. Though the labour market remains strong, reports of layoffs are becoming more and more common, as the economy slows. It makes engagement worse if bosses bet a return to the office will fix everything.

It's no wonder that quitting is on the rise.

The email address is vwells@postmedia.

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