Is "quiet quitting" driven by bad management? | Fla. governor activates National Guard to work at prisons | CPG industry works to improve staff retention
Poor management is a major factor in the "quiet quitting" trend, as the least-effective managers oversee three to four times as many "quiet quitters" as their more-effective peers, according to research by Harvard Business Review. Other studies back up the finding that poor management leads to job dissatisfaction, along with other factors related to work-life balance and career development.
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Chance plays an important role in a person's career trajectory, and we should prepare ourselves so we increase chances of serendipity and make the most of when these opportunities arise, writes psychologist George Everly. Everly writes that we must embrace "the creeping dread" of uncertainty and be willing to enter into situations where we are in less control than we'd like, overcome complacency regarding our abilities, retain our curiosity and find people to connect with.
My friend Laurie* asked me to lunch last Friday. I remember raising an eyebrow when I got her text with the invitation.
“Love to! But aren’t you supposed to be in a classroom?” I tapped in response. Laurie’s a teacher at a high school near my house.
“Long story. Meet me at the Panera by Kohl's,” she replied. I laughed. Her restaurant choice told me that she was in fact playing hooky and didn’t want to run the risk of seeing anyone from her school.
I soon found out why.
“The stupid air conditioning isn’t working in my classroom!” she hissed as we studied the menu. I turned and just stared at her. California is in the midst of one of the worst heat waves in the state’s history. Temperatures in our area have reached record highs and folks are cranky and edgy. Even squirrels are struggling to deal.
So I can’t imagine what it’s like to try and teach -- or learn! -- in a classroom without air conditioning. “Are you telling me that you’ve got 25+ kids cooped up in your room with no fresh air? Like dogs in a car??” I asked, still staring at her.
She nodded. After ordering and grabbing our drinks, we sat and she gave me the full story. Apparently, the air conditioning units in several classrooms at her school are faulty. They will turn on but don’t actually blow cool air, she explained. She notified her principal and the facilities crew and they came by to investigate.
“That was two weeks ago!” she fumed. She and her students continued to bake in the stuffy classroom. Finally, the school’s administration came up with a plan, but it would be a few days before it could go into effect.
I thought of Laurie when I read today’s top story about bad managers driving the "quiet quitting" trend going on right now. I knew a lot of her frustration stemmed from feeling like her administrators weren’t listening to her. And after two weeks of dealing with that – and sweating through the unbearable heat – she’d had enough.
“So I decided I wasn’t going to school today,” she said, raking her fork through her salad. I couldn’t blame her.
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