The term ‘quiet quitting’ is worse than nonsense

Re:The term ‘quiet quitting’ is worse than nonsense by RandomWorker on Sunday September 18, 2022 @10:40AM (#32887938)

I think this guys right. You shouldn’t build your business model on rushing things out of the door by overworked employees. A calm cool efficient process where people clock in and out and are measured at their output builds long sustainable companies. Nothing is more expensive to a business (especially growing small startup) is losing that key person.

I recognize that as a manager at the a rising startup. Even if the pressure is high, saying no to this weeks deadline but hitting it 100% next week, and not have it come back 2 months later as an issue ultimately gets you further.

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Re:The term ‘quiet quitting’ is worse than nonsense by wildrhythms on Sunday September 18, 2022 @10:57AM (#32888068)

>A calm cool efficient process where people clock in and out and are measured at their output

I think measuring a person's output rather than the input, the blockers, the whole process holistically is a method doomed to fail, and repeating the same problems you're trying to solve.

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Re:The term ‘quiet quitting’ is worse than nonsense by bheadmaster on Sunday September 18, 2022 @03:22PM (#32890601)

Tying any kind measurement to reward is doomed to lead to people gaming the system. Doesn't matter if you're measuring input, output, stress level, time spent in the office - people will always game the system, because why the hell would anyone try to do a good job only to be punished because of not meeting the metrics expectation?

In order to be accurate, measurements must be completely neutral, and their only purpose should be to signal to a human, perhaps a senior, that something is wrong. Then the human can intervene, check the whole process and make decisions on how to remove the issue.

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