Quiet Quitting: Work Affect in the Post-Pandemic Workplace

<p dir="ltr">The COVID-19 pandemic precipitated the adoption of new work practices and a reassessment of our relationship with work. ‘Quiet quitting’ emerged as a pervasive phenomenon in the workplace post-COVID, generating concern amongst employers and contradictory conceptualisations amongst industry experts. This paper analyses the inherent tension within the construct ‘quiet quitting’ and its impact on the institution of work.</p>