Month: February 2023

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Employment Pandemic

Quiet Quitting

“Quiet quitting” was declared the phrase of 2022 according to an article published for Morning Brew which said the phrase “simply means not going above and beyond at work, or performing the responsibilities laid out in your job description and nothing more” (Merritt).

I included the phrase in the Covid Lexicon as it went viral in August that year after TikTok creator Zaiad Khan shared a video about “quiet quitting” where he says “you’re not outright quitting your job, but you’re quitting the idea of going above and beyond.” You can watch the video here and below.

@zaidleppelin

On quiet quitting #workreform

♬ i thought you wanted to dance – ruby

Why did the phrase have so much impact in 2022? The article mentioned above answers that question:

After two years in a global pandemic, constant rumors of an upcoming recession, and yogurt costing more than it ever has, it makes sense that people might be rejecting “hustle culture” and are now just a little less focused on replying to emails.

Merritt

An article that appeared on CBS News said that quiet quitting is “partly a byproduct of the COVID-19 pandemic, when millions of workers lost their jobs as the disease shuttered the economy. Although most have found new jobs or been rehired, the nation’s workforce remains smaller than prior to the health crisis. That is putting more strain on existing employees, who are often asked to do more for the same pay” (Picchi).

@1corporatemillennial

for legal purposes, this is a joke. Ib: @Krian Bearney #corporatemillennial #millennialsoftiktok #corporateamerica #corporate #wfh #fyp #foryou #foryoupage #foryoupage #workhumor #workfromhome #wfhlife #9to5 #workfromhomehumor #relatable #9to5life

♬ sweetest Pie with wink – blair hynds

The Roundtable YouTube channel recently uploaded a discussion about the concept of quiet quitting and how TikTok creator Zaidleppelin made the phrase go viral in 2022. You can watch it below or here.

courtesy of desperate_meme_2

Social Media Trends as of February 12, 2023

Facebook #quietquitting: people are posting about this
Instagram #quietquitting: 18,064 posts
TikTok #quietquitting: 454,100,000 views
YouTube #quietquitting: 1,900 videos and 1,110 channels

Google Trends: “quiet quitting” first appeared during the first week of July 2022 when TikTok creator Zaidleppelin introduced the concept of Quiet Quitting that quickly went viral. According to a survey conducted by YorkTest, searches on Google for the phrase increased by 18,000% the following month which you can see in the chart below (Open Access Government).

quiet quitting search term

Sources:

desperate_meme_2. “Invented ‘Quiet quitting’ before it was cool” meme. iFunny. August 31, 2022. URL: https://br.ifunny.co/picture/invented-quiet-quitting-befor-it-was-cool-UwuTyoxp9.

Elly | Corporate Millennial. “DAILY WFH RECAP.” TikTok. May 19, 2022. URL: https://www.tiktok.com/@1corporatemillennial/video/7099570805096320298?lang=en.

Merritt, Matty. “2022 Phrase of the Year: ;Quiet quitting.’” Morning Brew. December 20, 2022. URL: https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/phrase-of-the-year-quiet-quitting.

Picchi, Aimee. “‘Quiet quitting’: A revolution in how we work or the end of working hard?” CBS News. August 24, 2022. URL: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/what-is-quiet-quitting/.

Roundtable YouTube channel. “Was 2022 the year of quiet quitting?” YouTube. 17 January 2023. URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZ1RFQQS21M.

“What is “quiet quitting” and how is burnout affecting the UK?.” Open Access Government.. October 21, 2022. URL: https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/what-is-quiet-quitting-and-how-is-burnout-affecting-the-uk/146339/.

zaidleppelin. “On quiet quitting.” TikTok. July 25, 2022. URL: https://www.tiktok.com/@zaidleppelin/video/7124414185282391342?lang=en.

Categories
Pandemic Pandemic Art Virus

Clap for Our Carers

As a follow-up from my last blog on Thank you NHS, this post is about the social movement and phrase “Clap for Our Carers” which was started by Annemarie Plas who got the idea of regularly clapping for National Health Service (NHS) workers in appreciation for their service during the pandemic from similar movements in her home country of The Netherlands.

An article published for The Guardian described the beginning of the “Clap For Our Carers” campaign and the feelings it invoked:

In those strange, unending days of the spring lockdown, the thing that marked time for many of us in the UK was the weekly round of applause for NHS staff and other care and key workers. Every Thursday at 8pm, people stood on doorsteps or leaned out of windows, clapping (or whooping or bashing pans) in appreciation of those who were working in difficult circumstances. The first, on 26 March, took place three days after Boris Johnson addressed the nation, and knowing it was happening across the country created a rare feeling of unity, as well as introducing many of us to our neighbours for the first time.

Saner

The “Clap for Our Carers” inspired artists to show their support for the campaign. Nathan Wyburn, of Cardiff, created a “digital portrait of a nurse using more than 200 selfies contributed by NHS staff on Facebook…Mr Wyburn, 30, decided to make the art after he was ‘moved to tears’ by last week’s ‘Clap for our Carers’ appeal” (Draper). Nathan posted a clip of an interview with BBC Wales about his artwork. You can watch the video below.

The “Clap for Our Carers” campaign lasted for three months and was supported by politicians as well as the late Queen. The final clap was held on May 28, 2020. Even though the pandemic is behind us, we will always be grateful for the hard work of our beloved National Health Service staff for the risks they took to help care for those during the global pandemic.

Social Media Trends as of February 11, 2023

Facebook #clapforourcarers: people are posting about this
Instagram #clapforourcarers: 147,439 posts
TikTok #clapforourcarers: 438,800,000 views
YouTube #clapforourcarers: 1,000 videos and 660 channels

Google Trends: “clap for our carers” first appeared during the week of March 22, 2020 when the first campaign began at 8pm on March 26, 2020 where people from across the United Kingdom clapped and cheered to show their appreciation for the NHS staff who risked their lives to care for patients during the pandemic.

clap for our carers search term

Sources:

“Clap for Our Carers.” Wikipedia.com. 2020. URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clap_for_Our_Carers.

“Clap for Our Carers” logo. Creative Clinic. April 5, 2020. URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clap_for_Our_Carers#/media/File:Clap_for_our_Carers_Logo.jpg.

“Clap For Heros.” Twitter. January 6, 2021. URL: https://twitter.com/clapforheroesuk/status/1346813738356248578.

Draper, Joseph. “Artist pays special tribute to front-line NHS workers.” Penarth Times. 2 April 2020. URL: https://www.penarthtimes.co.uk/news/18352935.artist-pays-special-tribute-front-line-nhs-workers/.

Saner, Emine. “‘It was surreal watching it’: how life changed for the woman behind Clap for Our Carers.” The Guardian. 21 December, 2020. URL: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/dec/21/it-was-surreal-watching-it-spread-how-life-changed-for-the-woman-behind-clap-for-our-carers.

NathanWyburnArtist Youtube channel. “BBC Wales News “NHS Thank You” art. YouTube. March 30, 2020. URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CniBrxRI8PY.