Is Oregon really the top state for ‘quiet quitting’?

“Quiet quitting” is sort of probably the phrase of the summer season. Principally the concept is that some individuals are doing, relying on the way you take a look at it, both the naked minimal to keep up their employment or their precise job and nothing extra, as a result of they now not imagine in hustle tradition.

It began as a TikTok concept, then a Wall Avenue Journal article. Individuals obtained mad. Individuals obtained irritated. Now, some are speaking about “quiet firing.”

It’s the circle of life.

However, on Monday, KPTV printed a narrative saying that Oregon “is the highest ‘quiet quitting’ state” as a result of, in keeping with one other web site, schoolauthority.org, probably the most tweets about quiet quitting got here from Oregon.

It’s a bit skinny.

However, perhaps in Oregon folks have simply lastly discovered a phrase to explain their common perspective in the direction of working.

One shouldn’t generalize, after all, however, typically Oregonians love their work-life steadiness. Individuals transfer to Portland and Bend as a result of they love recreating outdoor, not as a result of they wish to get forward within the rat race. As an alternative of ambition to be the boss of somebody, most Oregonians aspire to be the boss of a bunch of tomatoes in their very own backyard.

So, who is aware of what the truth that a bunch of tweets about quiet quitting are coming from Oregon actually means, however one factor’s for certain: Oregonians have been quiet quitting for years.

— Lizzy Acker

503-221-8052; lacker@oregonian.com; @lizzzyacker

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