Glossary of Human Resources Management and Employee Benefit Terms
Loud quitting can be described as dramatic or public resignation, an employee's decision to resign from the job often involving public display via social media out of frustration or anger. Loud quitting may hamper the employee resigning and the organization's overall reputation.
Loud quitting in the workplace is about walking away or resigning from the company, often by displaying their anger or frustration, ensuring that colleagues and superiors can’t ignore their poor experiences; making such an exit involves making strong statements, having arguments or leaving a negative powerful message.
In short, the employee leaving the organization chooses to make the exit noticeable and conspicuous by expressing their discontent or employee grievances openly and loudly.
Some of the causes of loud quitting may include:
Loud quitting is an attention-grabbing resignation, and employees choose to express their frustration loudly or leave openly by expressing their emotions, such as emotional outbursts or public criticism of the workplace. Loud quitting can create tension and disruption in the workplace and adverse effects.
Quiet quitting, on the other hand, is a more discreet and private resignation. Employees who choose to quit quietly in a composed and professional manner, without creating any scene and submitting resignation letter to the HR.
Quiet quitting does not involve expressing openly or creating disruptions in the workplace. The employees leave discreetly to avoid burning bridges or maintain a professional relationship.
The effects of loud quitting are as follows:
Some steps employers and organizations can take when confronted with a loud quitting:
Some strategies to help stop loud quitting:
These are short surveys that can be sent frequently to check what your employees think about an issue quickly. The survey comprises fewer questions (not more than 10) to get the information quickly. These can be administered at regular intervals (monthly/weekly/quarterly).
Having periodic, hour-long meetings for an informal chat with every team member is an excellent way to get a true sense of what’s happening with them. Since it is a safe and private conversation, it helps you get better details about an issue.
eNPS (employee Net Promoter score) is one of the simplest yet effective ways to assess your employee's opinion of your company. It includes one intriguing question that gauges loyalty. An example of eNPS questions include: How likely are you to recommend our company to others? Employees respond to the eNPS survey on a scale of 1-10, where 10 denotes they are ‘highly likely’ to recommend the company and 1 signifies they are ‘highly unlikely’ to recommend it.