The latest “quiet” work thing has fully arrived, joining quiet quitting, quiet firing, quiet vacationing, and probably dozens of quieter things not yet realized. We’ve now got quiet cracking — a persistent funk in which employee sat slowly erodes into disengagement and subpar work, characterized by general unhappiness and a feeling of trudging through each work day. A recent poll by employee training software company TalentLMS found that 54% of American workers report feelings consistent with quiet cracking, a number significant for being 46% less than we would’ve guessed. Where are you my fellow canon-ites?
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If they thought my comments on this board are harsh, wait until I go full beast mode on the employee engagement survey. I will not hold back whatsoever, and totally unleash the undisputed truth to these feckless cowards. I’m already drafting the great American novel, and I don’t even have the survey questions yet.
It’s coming…
@1aa Your assumption about my post is inaccurate. Of course, they don't care. My point is return the favor by not participating in the survey since they don't care to begin with. Got it?
@19n You’re assuming they care. They don’t, and it’s painfully clear at the expense of our physical, mental, and emotional states of our wellbeing.
Don't bother engaging in the survey. It's obvious this company doesn't care about the well being and opinions of employees. Give them the cold shoulder. Don't engage. Let them feel the quiet vibe in return.
But Sammy finds this acceptable. Maybe he was descended from a POW guard who inflicted cruelty on Americans. Same mindset. Hope this rattles Sammy.
It’s unfortunate that the company under the direction of SK has lost all empathy for their employees. This is a company now that looks at their employees as a number rather than a name.
We have been hung out to dry and corporate doesn’t care. People are leaving, more voids, less hires, and then you have the few left standing.
Why would anyone think the people who work here are not burnt out after the last 12 months? I think this company has lost its heartbeat and we are all sitting on life support. I think SK is getting bad advice from his closest colleagues because it’s only going to get worse as time goes on.
If this guy was brought here to shake the tree, he better be careful because if he shakes it too much their won’t be any apples left. It will be a company full of 55+ year olds trying to get to retirement.
@c4 you can also work from home without having to come into the office on a Thursday or Friday to make up for the day you "worked" from home.. .. Although those rules apply to the "favorites"...
#CanonHack101 If you are not an hourly employee who clocks in & out and your manager is off, you could easily skip work without taking a sick/personal/vacation day, and nobody would notice or care, that’s how dysfunctional things have gotten.
@aj Yeah, for sure. Dispatch could be re-casted for a sequel of National Lampoon’s Animal House. The traffic jam at 5:01 trying to get out of there is worse than some sports stadiums.
@OP if I'm being honest, In the Burlington location, I think 95% of us are quiet cracking...