Last year, “quiet resignation” caused a stir, where employees started prioritizing boundaries and not taking on extra work or going beyond their scope of work.
While a quiet resignation is often seen as a personal rejection of the busy culture, some employees are no longer hiding their dissatisfaction and are instead “resigning loudly.”
According to the survey, nearly one in five (or 18%) employees worldwide are resigning loudly or voluntarily leaving their jobs. A new report from Gallup More than 120,000 employees worldwide.
At some point in the process, the trust between employee and employer is seriously broken. Or there is a severe mismatch between the staff and the role, leading to an ongoing crisis.
Gallup
The Global State of the Workplace 2023
The consulting firm defines loud abandoners as employees who take actions that “directly damage” the organization while undermining its goals and opposing its leaders.
“At some point in the process, trust between employees and employers was severely breached,” the report said.
“Or there is a serious mismatch between staff and roles, leading to an ongoing crisis.”
The majority of employees globally (59%) would quietly quit, and only 23% of respondents felt they were doing well or actively engaged at work.
According to Gallup, disengaged workers cost the global economy an estimated $8 trillion, or 9 percent of global GDP.
“(They) represent a huge opportunity for economic growth…Leadership and management directly impact engagement in the workplace, and organizations can do a lot to help employees thrive at work.”
What a Loud Quit Means for a Company
Gallup said loud resignations could signal “significant risks” in the organization that should not be ignored. First, employees who were actively disengaged from work reported feeling significantly more stressed at work.
Only 30% of engaged workers feel “a lot of stress” on a daily basis, compared with 56% of those who quit loudly, the report said.
Not surprisingly, employees who voluntarily quit their jobs are also more likely to convert loud resignations into actual resignations — 61 percent of them are actively looking for a new job, compared with 43 percent of engaged workers, the report added.
According to Gallup’s analysis, employees who resign quietly or loudly also switch jobs for a lower wage, while engaged employees need a 31% raise to consider switching jobs.
Meanwhile, an average 22% pay increase is needed to get disengaged and voluntary employees to look elsewhere.
Quiet Quitters: The ‘Low Low Fruit’ of Change
Not all hope is lost, Gallup said, as quiet abandoners could be the company’s “biggest opportunity” for growth and change.
“Employees who quit quietly are a low-hanging fruit for your organization’s increased productivity. If they receive the right coaching, they are ready to be inspired and motivated,” it added.
“A few changes in the way they are managed can make them productive team members,” the report said.
True engagement means your employees are psychologically engaged in their work.
Gallup
The Global State of the Workplace 2023