Amazon to Lay Off over 17,000 Workers, More Than First Planned

Re:Amazon to Lay Off over 17,000 Workers, More Than First Pl... by spamizbad on Wednesday January 04, 2023 @08:07PM (#34254493)

The idea behind quiet quitting is based around the idea of shooting for a 3 on a scale of 1-to-5 instead of shooting for a 4 or 5: AFTER management has dropped the ball and failed to acknowledge their efforts. People have twisted this to mean "I am going to do the bare minimum without getting fired" -- these people very quickly end up on PIPs or equivalent at many other companies, not just stricter employers like Amazon.

As an aside, it doesn't really make sense to quiet quit as a SWE for the sole reason of there still a ton of career upside for those who do good work[1]. If you're thinking of quiet quitting you probably just need a better employer.

[1] "Good work" as in people who actually get stuff done and produce good software, not those who merely just grind long hours to impress founders.

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Re:Amazon to Lay Off over 17,000 Workers, More Than First Pl... by kneebonian on Wednesday January 04, 2023 @08:26PM (#34254662)

"I have six bosses bob, my only real motivation is not to get hassled that and fear of losing my job. But here's the thing bob, that gets someone to work just hard enough to avoid getting fired." - Office Space

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Re:Amazon to Lay Off over 17,000 Workers, More Than First Pl... by CoastalCoder on Wednesday January 04, 2023 @09:12PM (#34255009)

8, not 6 :) [0]

[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwlZQJyKZ2A

(I am pedantic, but also I just watched Office Space two days ago.)

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Re:Amazon to Lay Off over 17,000 Workers, More Than First Pl... by bee_rider on Wednesday January 04, 2023 @09:24PM (#34255104)

“Quiet Quitting” is a wildly over-dramatic name for just doing your job at a “meets-expectations” level.

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Re:Amazon to Lay Off over 17,000 Workers, More Than First Pl... by seb1204 on Wednesday January 04, 2023 @10:48PM (#34255688)

Thank you for this sentence that helps to correct my perspective. Not everyone is aiming high, some just want to go home and tend e.g. to their garden or walk the dog.

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Re:Amazon to Lay Off over 17,000 Workers, More Than First Pl... by granshaw on Thursday January 05, 2023 @06:02AM (#34258241)

Or, you know, have energy leftover for their family

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