Considering the article specifically mentions Japan, and that typical Japanese work culture is quite literally the opposite of what I’ve observed, I think this is very related.
It is an interesting anecdote that was worth sharing, but quiet quitting employees underperform and do the bare minimum while watching the seconds until the end of their shift. Your teams are doing the opposite.
Japanese work culture often meant staying late and working unpaid overtime to appear extra-productive. Now you’ve got an anecdote describing people who finish the job, consider their work done, and cut out early despite not having fulfilled an arbitrarily dictated number of hours worked. It is a sharp reversal in behavior.
How is this related to quiet quitting?
Considering the article specifically mentions Japan, and that typical Japanese work culture is quite literally the opposite of what I’ve observed, I think this is very related.
It is an interesting anecdote that was worth sharing, but quiet quitting employees underperform and do the bare minimum while watching the seconds until the end of their shift. Your teams are doing the opposite.
Japanese work culture often meant staying late and working unpaid overtime to appear extra-productive. Now you’ve got an anecdote describing people who finish the job, consider their work done, and cut out early despite not having fulfilled an arbitrarily dictated number of hours worked. It is a sharp reversal in behavior.