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quiet firing

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The employer-side counterpart of quiet quitting: making a role unattractive, for example by offering only minimum pay and benefits, denying advancement or cutting responsibilities, in the hope that an unwanted employee resigns. It is a descriptive label used in workplace commentary, not a legal term.

REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE

""No raise, no projects, no replies: it felt like quiet firing.""

LORE & ORIGIN

Wikipedia's Work-to-rule article describes quiet firing as the employer counterpart of quiet quitting. The phrase appeared in workplace commentary after quiet quitting spread in 2022; no dated first use was found in the pages opened.

FIRST SEEN
Unknown (after 2022, following quiet quitting)
PEAK ERA (EDITORIAL)
2022-2023
CURRENT STATUS
Legacy / Decaying Slang

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DOCUMENTED SINCE
Unknown (after 2022, following quiet quitting)
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