The term "quiet quitting" blew up this month. That's where you don't really quit. You just do less and stop trying so hard.
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Now another term is trending: While you're busy quiet quitting, your boss might be QUIET FIRING you. It's not a new trend, just a new name. Other terms for it include "constructive dismissal" and "managing out."
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It's when your boss or manager doesn't like you, or wants you gone for whatever reason. But instead of firing you, they micromanage you . . . stop involving you . . . or use passive-aggressive tactics to make your life miserable until you quit.
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Someone asked for real-world examples. Here are a few responses they got . . .
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1. A person's manager used to slowly reduce the hours of people he didn't like until they were eventually never scheduled.
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2. An assistant's desk got moved from an office to the corner of the copy room . . . and the office went to an intern.
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3. A manager kept adding more and more to a woman's workload until it was overwhelming. But no one else got additional work.Â
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