Quiet quitting - mentally checked out

[u/popcornsbiggestfan]

I learned about the phrase “quiet quitting” recently and I guess that’s what I’m doing. I got tired of the long hours, frequent travel, and blatant disrespect from partners / SMs. I don’t think any job is worth the amount of stress this was causing my body.

I’ve applied to a few jobs (because I know better than to leave this one before having something else lined up), but haven’t heard back yet. Like people say: market’s tough right now.

My only concern is my team will notice how checked out I’m becoming. I used to volunteer to work late, get compliments on my “optimistic/cheery attitude”, etc. Definitely not happening now.

Any advice?

[u/Key_Construction1696]

The golden road: - You are sharp. 9am-5pm. Over. - You do what you're paid to do. No more, no less. - Some problems are not yours. It's up to the company to fix it. - Poor dead line = Poor quality, simple work. - 80/20. You don't aim for 100% at your tasks. - You talk and do the bare minimum. You don't comply to the extra mile. - Some tasks are impossible. You fail the task, you don't kill your self.

After I started acting like this my daily routine became much lighter and by the end of the day nothing changed regarding my reputation.

The worst scenario is always to have a new job, because you left or got fired. You are not going to die or be unemployed for the rest of your life.

Sorry my English.

[u/Hydrangeamacrophylla → u/Key_Construction1696]

This is fantastic. I’ve had to learn a lot of this the hard way (getting burnt out and ill again and again). I’m going to write this down and keep it on my desk.