These “silent” trends will continue through the rest of this year and beyond. (Source: SHRM)
“Quiet” seems to be the buzzword for the workplace this year.
Quiet quitting, quiet hiring, and quiet firing are shaping the way workers and employers continue to adapt to changes in work in the time after the COVID-19 pandemic has passed.
Experts believe these “silent” trends will continue through the rest of this year and beyond.
"Silent" recruitment
According to Vicki Salemi, a human resources expert at the recruitment site Monster, "silent" recruitment is the practice of moving employees into new job positions within the same company.
Emily Rose McRae, a human resources expert at technology research and advisory firm Gartner, believes that "silent" hiring will become an office trend in 2023 partly because of the shortage of high-quality labor.
According to Ms. Salemi, this can be a “roundabout” strategy when wanting to fire employees, or it can also happen when the company realizes that employees' capacity is being wasted.
This expert pointed out that although the above trend can bring many benefits, such as helping employees learn many new skills, many people may feel dissatisfied with this change.
A Monster survey found that half of those affected by “silent” hiring are taking jobs that don’t really match their skills, Salemi said. And that could lead to workers joining the Great Resignation.
Work "half-heartedly"
“Mining the clock” — when employees only complete the bare minimum requirements of their jobs — has been a trend in the past year, and according to a new report from the job and salary research firm Payscale, it’s not going anywhere.
Inflation rates of over 6% in many places today may be the reason why people are reluctant to do more than their minimum duty.
“In an inflationary environment, employees who stay are often asked to do more work while their pay feels less (due to inflation) if they don’t get a raise or promotion,” said Bonnie Chiurazzi, senior expert at company performance review platform Glassdoor.
Therefore, according to him, when considered from the position of workers, working "at a moderate level" seems to be a natural reaction to their circumstances.
And layoffs, as happened at digital music provider Spotify and global investment management firm BlackRock, probably won't work in this case.
On the contrary, according to Payscale expert Ruth Thomas, it can actually exacerbate the problem, as employees who stay may feel frustrated by having to take on more work.
Ms Salemi also said that “half-time” work is still happening in the labor market. Similarly, Mr Chiurazzi said that this trend will continue until companies truly listen and address the aspirations of their employees.
"Quietly" fired
According to Insider expert Britney Nguyen, a “silent” firing means “the employer doesn’t directly fire the employee, but treats them so badly that they want to quit.”
But according to a CBS News program, "silent" firings can be unintentional.
“While not consciously, many managers are quietly firing their employees by failing to support them in their work, develop them, and make them feel appreciated for their contributions,” said Ben Wigert, director of research and strategy at Gallup, a consulting and analytics firm.
With the current volatile economic situation, human resource issues will require more attention from businesses in 2023. The shortage of human resources from 2022 has not ended, so recruitment is still a difficult task.
And Payscale expert Ruth Thomas predicts that the above silent trends will not disappear but will be the factors shaping the human resources work of businesses in the future./.
Khanh Ly (Vietnam News Agency/Vietnam+)
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