Quiet Quitting vs Revenge Quitting: The New Face of Employee Exploitation
Quiet Quitting vs Revenge Quitting: The New Face of Employee Exploitation
The Silent Workers' Revolution: How 2026 Is Redefining the Workforce Two Phenomena Shaking the Labor Market In 2026, new and troubling features began to emerge in the global labor market: the phenomenon of silent resignations and attrition. Economists and human resources researchers observed that despite fears of economic recession and mass layoffs in the technology sector, resignation rates were exceptionally high in other sectors. A deeper social analysis of this phenomenon reveals that it is not merely a temporary job loss, but rather a stark expression of a shift in the balance of power among workers and a fundamental loss of confidence in traditional organizational leadership. Silent Resignations: The New Force The crucial characteristic of this year's "silent resignations" is that they are occurring within an environment of relatively high wages due to persistent inflation and intense competition for talent in certain sectors. Companies are losing their most skille…