'My managers are drowning in work after I stopped doing all non-essential tasks': Overworked employee gets even with managers who refused to promote them

When pushed to the brink, employees start "quiet quitting," and if things don't improve, they might actually quit!

Quiet quitting has become quite the phenomenon in recent years, and it's not hard to see why. It's harder than ever to get a job, so leaving just because you're unhappy can take years. It may take you hundreds of applications and dozens of interviews before you finally get an offer that appeals to you. In the meantime, you might keep showing up to your old job… but you're not bringing your A game. You're bringing like your C- game, perhaps. You're caring about the tasks that keep you employed, but at 5:00 PM on the dot, you're putting on your coat and walking out that door. A lot of employees share that the moment they knew they were beginning to quiet quit was when they silently brought home all of their personal belongings, leaving just a plain desk. Although that's a fairly obvious sign for anyone in leadership, these bosses pushed their worker even further than that by leading them on with promises of a promotion. Unfortunately, by "promotion," they actually meant "mandatory overtime for several months, and no promotions at all."

This person acted their wage, and I applaud them for it. Life is too short to be worried about $250k/year problems when you're making $75k/year. Let your managers fret over these things! And according to this person, their managers certainly are fretting — they're lost without this person giving 200% effort every day. To avoid burnout, and to impress your bosses at the same time, try to give like 80% on a day-to-day basis. Then, when times get busy, you can give 100% without expending too much extra energy.