November 23, 2023 at 1:38 pm

‘You never hear it coming.’ Man Describes The Trend Of “Quiet Firing” And Why You Should Care

by Matthew Gilligan

Source: TikTok/@americanbaron

You’ve probably heard about “quiet quitting”, but are you familiar with “quiet firing.”

If not, you’re about to get SCHOOLED.

A TikTokker named Baron posted a video about “quiet firing”, or as he explained, “when your managers need to fire you but can’t because you might sue, so they set you up for failure to justify firing you.”

He added, “Usually, you never hear it coming.”

Source: TikTok/@americanbaron

Ryan’s video is a skit and it shows an employee who is clearly overwhelmed with work and then is placed on a performance improvement plan.

Source: TikTok/@americanbaron

The employee told his boss that he didn’t think he could keep up with his increased workload and then was told he might not be the right fit for the job anymore.

In the video’s comments, Ryan said that quiet firing is “like a toxic relationship” and he added, “They’re trying to make like getting fired was your idea.”

Source: TikTok/@americanbaron

Check out his video.

@americanbaron

POV you’re about to get fired. Quiet firing: When your managers need to fire you but can’t because you might sue, so they set you up for failure to justify firing you. Usually, you never hear it coming. #corporatelife #job #quietfiring #quietquitting #corporateamerica #shortfilm

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Here’s how folks responded.

One person nailed it!

Source: TikTok/@americanbaron

Another individual said you can sue for this where they come from.

Source: TikTok/@americanbaron

And one TikTokker shared how they think this works.

Source: TikTok/@americanbaron

It sounds like there’s a lot of this going around!

Remember to pay attention…because you might be next.