Most of the time, young and educated men quietly withdraw from work

  "Young American men and those with college-level education are the most quietly quitting group. Most of them did it during the height of the pandemic.

 

     Quiet withdrawal, which Verslo žinios ( VŽ) also wrote about earlier, describes such behavior when only the most important, essential tasks are performed at work and not much more. It tries to draw very clear boundaries between work and rest.

 

     It can be said that a certain form has always existed, but experts distinguish that the momentum has been gained due to the increase in burnout cases during the pandemic.

 

     25-39 years old American men aged 2019-2022 period worked 16 hours less each year.

 

      In comparison, men with at least a university bachelor's degree worked 14 hours less.

 

     This is the group of respondents who participated in the Washington University study that "saved" the most working hours, according to Bloomberg.

 

      The researchers who conducted the study say that in the face of recessions and crises, a lower number of hours worked is usually recorded, because usually then layoffs also increase. However, the results of the current study were determined by Americans' own choices.

 

     "The decrease in hours worked and their current rate may remain forever. The fact that they are the result of a conscious choice to work less does not bias the study at all," commented study authors Dain Lee, Jinhyeok Park and Yongseok Shin.

 

     The study also found that overall, all Americans worked a combined 11 fewer hours annually during the pandemic compared to 2007. It is also calculated that working men, who under normal conditions worked more hours than women, worked 16 hours less each year after the pandemic began, while women worked 6 hours less. less.

 

     Despite working fewer hours during the pandemic, Americans are still working longer hours than many workers in advanced economies.    

 

     VŽ previously wrote that one-fifth (21%) of the surveyed Lithuanian employees stated that if they do not feel a common part of the company or institution, they usually make the decision to leave such a workplace. Another option is to decide to retreat quietly.

 

     "For example, employees who have stopped questioning the processes carried out in the company, perform the same operations for years, some of which may not even be needed anymore.

 

     Another example of people choosing to "silent retreat" and simply do the minimum required of their position is refusing additional tasks, not contributing to extra activities or company initiatives, not going the "extra mile", repeating the phrases we all know more often : "it's not my job", "I don't have time", "my working hours are over", Ernesta Galinienė, head of the People and Culture Department of ACME Group, told VŽ."