{"id":502980,"date":"2022-11-07T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-07T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.virtualvocations.com\/blog\/?p=502980"},"modified":"2022-11-08T10:08:40","modified_gmt":"2022-11-08T15:08:40","slug":"quiet-quitting-survey-650-workers-opinions-hustle-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.virtualvocations.com\/blog\/annual-statistical-remote-work-reports\/quiet-quitting-survey-650-workers-opinions-hustle-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"Quiet Quitting Survey: 650 Workers’ Opinions on Hustle Culture"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Professional burnout is real. Is quiet quitting the solution to stopping hustle culture or is quiet quitting merely a symptom of employees feeling undervalued in their jobs? During October 2022, Virtual Vocations polled 650 workers with a “Quiet Quitting Survey” on their opinions about quiet quitting, hustle culture, professional burnout, and what motivates them most at work.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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October 11-13, 2022 marked Virtual Vocations’ seventh annual celebration of National Work and Family Month<\/a>. In addition to furthering our mission of connecting jobseekers with flexible work options, the event sought to position remote work as a solution to the rising trend of quiet quitting. With an event theme of “Quit the Hustle, Embrace Remote Work,” the goal was to celebrate remote work and how it helps professionals quit hustle culture as well as embrace a more healthy and productive work-life balance in the U.S. and around the world. According to Laura Spawn, Virtual Vocations CEO and Co-founder, it was time to call attention to the toxicity of hustle culture and how remote work is a viable solution to a more balanced life:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The uncertainty of the last several years has led professionals across industries to shift their priorities and pursue a better balance between their work and home lives. For many, that means embracing flexibility in where and how they work, and clocking out at the end of the day without feeling guilty about being offline. It\u2019s not quietly quitting\u2014it\u2019s quitting the hustle culture. Remote work can help you do that.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What Is Quiet Quitting?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Gallup estimates 50% of U.S. workers are quiet quitters<\/a>, but what does that mean for employees and employers? Quiet quitting is a new buzzword referring to a long-established idea. It is not about laziness or workers doing less, but rather employees simply performing the jobs they are paid to do without hustling to exceed expectations. Hustle culture, which inspired quiet quitting, is a lifestyle wholly about work. Living it means glorifying, and often incentivizing, overwork in a constant grind toward success. We believe workers should not feel pressure to constantly hustle and do more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, quiet quitting can carry a negative connotation. We want to rebrand quiet quitting to focus on the positive elements of the movement, including worker empowerment, conversations about workplace burnout, and setting boundaries. Professionals can be passionate about their jobs, and be committed to performing at high levels, while still establishing work limits and thriving in a fulfilling personal lives. Remote work can act as the catalyst to implement these positive aspects of quiet quitting and facilitate a more productive work-life balance<\/a> for employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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They say that everything old is new again, and that phrase certainly applies to the new buzzwords invading corporate work culture. Phrases such as \u201chustle culture\u201d and \u201cquiet quitting\u201d are getting a ton of media attention, however, they are not new. They are just the newest way to label commonly recurring problems experienced by working people.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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6 Strategies to Avoid Hustle Culture<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Voluntarily taking on a side gig or going the extra mile at work can be empowering. Hustling becomes toxic, however, when it becomes excessive or obsessive.<\/em> Hustle culture is workaholism. It is burning the candle at both ends; it is a major source of professional burnout and self-destruction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Participating in hustle culture may mean checking more tasks off your to-do list and earning more money, but at what personal cost? A worker who feels the need to hustle may hesitate to use sick days, feel obligated to agree to any work opportunity presented to them, or be pressured to answer messages, calls, and emails during non-work hours or on what should be days off from work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hustle culture is detrimental to workers and their ability to thrive in their careers long-term. Follow these six strategies to avoid it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n