Unpopular take: that 'quiet quitting' thing is just people setting basic boundaries

Honestly, I had a week last month where I worked until 9pm three nights in a row on a project my boss didn't even look at until Friday. I finally told him I'm not doing that again unless it's an emergency. A guy in accounting called me lazy for saying no, but my output actually went up after I stopped burning myself out. Anyone else find that setting limits actually makes you better at your job?

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claire_fisher411mo agoTop Commenter

...and the thing is, my boss gave me a "good job" after I stopped killing myself on those late nights too. It's like they finally noticed what I was actually producing instead of just seeing me at my desk at 7pm. I had a coworker who did the whole "quiet quitting" thing by just not answering emails after 5 and her reviews got BETTER, not worse. Honestly I think corporate culture just LOVES the idea of people overperforming for no reason and when you stop doing that they suddenly realize you were doing fine all along.

jason_robinson1mo ago

Respectfully, isn't it possible your boss just didn't realize you were overworking yourself until you stopped? Maybe they actually paid more attention to your work quality once you weren't burning out.

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