The old practice of “Quiet Cutting” seriously affects Employee Engagement, Performance and leads to Attrition!
By | Nicolas BEHBAHANI | Global People Analytics Leader @ Future of Work | Leading Global HR Analytics, Driving Business Growth
🔥 This term has appeared in management articles since last year and in some research after the Quiet Quitting trend.
👎 77% of workers have witnessed quiet cutting at their company, and 58% say they have been impacted by it.
🚫 80% have less trust or loyalty to their employer and 79% no longer feel loyalto their employer,
But only 18% of employees would quit immediately, according to a new interesting research published by Monster using data from US employees during March 2024.
✅What is Quiet Cutting?
First of all, this practice is an old practice with a new name. Researchers defined Quiet cutting when employers reassigning workers to new roles (downgrading roles, responsibilities, and/or compensation)in hopes they will eventually quit so the company saves the cost of severance.
☝️ Unlike a dismissal, employees will be persuaded to resign on their own.
✅Huge impact on Employee satisfaction
Researchers noticed that the majority of workers have complaints about their opportunities for growthat their company.
Employees have:
- Reported a lack of opportunity for upwards mobility (59%)
- Experienced a lack of career direction from their direct manager (57%)
- Did not receive an expected bonus (36%)
- Did not receive a promotion they thought was deserved (31%)
- Had a salary reduction (15%)
✅Quiet cutting impacts Employee Performance and Productivity
Researchers noticed that knowing quiet cutting is occurring at their company has affected workers’ performance in the following ways:
