The modern workplace is undergoing a dramatic shift, with Generation Z leading the charge in redefining work-life balance. Unlike previous generations, who often embraced the “always-on” work culture, Gen Z is making it clear: personal time is non-negotiable. The Gen Z Perspective on Work-Life Boundaries For Gen Z, maintaining a clear separation between work and […]
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Career Catfishing: The Hiring Hoax Disrupting Workplaces
Imagine going through weeks of recruiting. The interviews, the negotiations, the offer. You finally lock in a promising new hire. Then, radio silence. They never show up. No resignation. No explanation. Just… gone. Welcome to career catfishing. This deceptive hiring practice is causing headaches for businesses everywhere. Candidates accept jobs they never intend to start. […]
Revenge Quitting: The Explosive Exit That’s Disrupting Workplaces
Workplace dissatisfaction isn’t new. But the way employees are choosing to handle it? That’s evolving, and fast. First, we had the Great Resignation, where workers left in droves for better opportunities. Then came Resenteeism, where employees stuck around, simmering in silent frustration. Now? We’ve got Revenge Quitting, and it’s a nightmare for HR. Employees aren’t […]
Gen Z Talk vs. Corporate Speak: Why You Should Create a Common Language at Work
Workplace communication is a vital element of any successful business, yet it has never been more challenging. With four generations now working side by side, small to medium-sized business (SMB) owners and managers often find themselves navigating uncharted waters. At the heart of many workplace conflicts lies a linguistic gap—a difference in how generations, particularly […]
Why Soft Quitting Could be Be a Bigger Concern Than Quiet Quitting for Business Owners
Employee engagement is critical to the long-term success of any business, especially small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that often rely on lean teams and collaborative efforts. Recently, two workplace trends have sparked significant discussion among business leaders: Quiet Quitting and Soft Quitting. While both signal deeper issues in workplace culture, understanding the distinctions that make […]
What is Resenteeism?
Resenteeism is a recent addition to the lexicon of the modern workplace. It’s a word used to describe an employee who remains at his post, staying at a job he doesn’t like, even though he’s deeply dissatisfied with continuing to work there. This is essentially the flip side of the Great Resignation, where employees will […]
What is Rage Applying?
“Rage applying” is a term that has only recently come to the fore (originally appearing on TikTok in December of 2022). It is a behavior that a deeply frustrated employee may engage in after something negative happens at work, resulting in the employee responding by firing off a number of internet job applications back-to-back. It […]
What is Quiet Vacationing?
Among the new words and phrases that have entered the collective vocabulary of workers everywhere, you’re likely to find the term “Quiet Vacationing.” If you’re not sure what that is, here’s the scoop! You know how, in olden days when an employee wanted to take a vacation, they ran it by their manager, and if […]
What are Bare-Minimum Mondays?
Let’s face it, we’ve all been there. We’ve all had a weekend that went by far too quickly and then were faced with the looming dread of Monday morning, which led inexorably to sitting around for the first couple of hours of the workday, not really accomplishing much of anything. That, in a nutshell, is […]
What is Coffee Badging?
Coffee Badging is one of a slew of new work-related terms to hit the public’s consciousness since we put the pandemic behind us and some companies have begun mandating that their employees spend a certain amount of time at the office. Specifically, Coffee Badging describes showing up to the office because the boss says you […]