India, July 6 -- Just like how there are two sides to a coin, the workplace has its go-getters and after-hours hustlers bringing in energy and extra effort; there's another side too, a quieter one, doing just the bare minimum. This is quite quitting, a form of mental resignation rather than an actual exit from the job. Employees are not outrightly quitting their jobs but instead mentally stepping back from full participation. Everything is passive, 'there, but not really there', with employees doing only the bare essentials, from attending meetings on mute to replying to emails and avoiding any extra initiative.

For some, it may be a healthy boundary. In a system that may take more than it gives, they have simply stopped overworking them...