5 Personal Reasons to Quietly Quit
Quiet Quitting: 5 personal reasons to do less
There are many reasons people feel stress from outside of work. Much of the time they do not feel they have the appropriate support at work to take care of any other part of their lives. It is best to talk things through with HR or a manager in these situations, since some of them are protected by law, but if that would threaten a position outright then quiet quitting is the way to go.
1. A death in the family: This one may be the most obvious, but many people like to throw themselves into work to get past familial stress. A close death in the family is not the best time to throw yourself into a work project. There is a lot of processing time coming up and everyone needs time to decompress, mourn, and come to terms with their new reality, minus an important support.
2. Marital issues: This goes for any close relationship, but marriage is one of the biggest stressors outside of work. Here is another instance where people throw themselves into work when it's a bad idea. Ignoring an issue within a close relationship is only going to compound the problem, leading to a blow up sooner than later. We all know that relationships are the most important things in our lives, and they need an appropriate amount of time an energy. When an important relationship is threatened it becomes imperative to shift focus from work to the home.
3. A family addition: This is a time of high stress no matter if it is a new baby, adoption, or foster situation. Each has unique parenting challenges, comes with an economic need, and are times when work becomes a bit more important. It is important, however, to take the time to adjust to the newfound roles in the home. Take all the leave the company offers/that is legally available, and upon return ease back into the work. There's going to be some parenting and culture shock when returning to the office, and though it is the time to make sure all of your duties are done, it is not the time to take on anything extra.
4. Going to school: School is hard. There's a lot of new language, concepts, and general knowledge to absorb. On top of this each class represents a brand-new social situation, and forces everyone involved to constantly adapt to the conditions presented by the other students. Each alone is a large amount of stress, but when added together it's a perfect storm for burn out. To combat this, it's a good idea to cut down on anything extra that's being done professionally. You're in school to improve at a quicker pace, after all.
5. A personal illness or injury: All illnesses must be healed. A virus must be killed by the immune system, stronger bacteria will keep reproducing if all the antibiotics aren't taken, and parasites will grow as long as they are allowed. Whether from hobbies, work, or plain bad luck, any injury not properly healed can become a permanent disability. Take light duty seriously, use FML, and just do the bare minimum.
Any good manager and HR person would make accommodations for any of the instances listed above, and a few may have legal requirements that must be met, depending on the size of the company and the industry. If they refuse to make accommodations for such life changing events, you can refuse to do more.
