Are You Quiet Quitting or Just Regular Quitting?

"Quiet quitting" is the phenomenon of doing exactly what your job requires and nothing more. It was named by people who think that doing your job is a form of quitting, which tells you everything about corporate expectations. This quiz determines where you fall on the quitting spectrum.

Question 1: When asked to take on extra work, you:

A. Say yes enthusiastically. More work = more visibility = more career growth, right? (Maybe. Probably not.)
B. Say "I'd need to reprioritize some things" which is code for "no but professionally."
C. Do not respond to the message until tomorrow, hoping the request finds another victim.
D. You haven't checked your work messages in three days.

Question 2: Your relationship with your job is best described as:

A. Engaged. I care about the mission. (Genuine.)
B. Transactional. They pay me, I work. The end.
C. Coexistence. I exist in the same space as my job without meaningfully interacting with it.
D. Theoretical. I technically have a job. Technically.

Question 3: Your 5-year career plan is:

A. Clear, documented, and shared with your manager.
B. Vague but directional. "Upward, probably."
C. "Survive." That's the plan. Surviving.
D. You're not sure you'll be here in 5 weeks.

Results

Mostly A's: Not Quitting. You're genuinely engaged. This is either healthy or a sign that you haven't been disappointed enough yet. Enjoy it while it lasts.

Mostly B's: Quiet Quitting (Classic). You're doing your job. Your whole job. Just your job. This is what employment is supposed to look like. The fact that it has a name now tells you that at some point, companies started expecting more than they were paying for, and everyone just... went along with it. You've stopped going along with it. That's not quitting. That's setting terms.

Mostly C's: Loud Quitting (Internally). You've disengaged to the point where your body is at work but your soul is somewhere else. A beach, maybe. Or just bed. You haven't quit because quitting requires effort and effort is the thing you've run out of. This is the buffer zone between employment and unemployment, and it's wider than people think.

Mostly D's: You've Already Quit. You just haven't told anyone yet, including yourself. Your job continues to exist in the same way a houseplant continues to exist after you've stopped watering it: technically alive, visibly struggling, and not fooling anyone. It might be time to make it official. Or water the plant. Either way, something needs to change.

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