LINK: quiet cracking
I recently took a week off from work (I requested this six months ago) and I’m glad that I did. I could feel myself burning out. It tends to happen towards the end of the year for whatever reason. I just feel mentally exhausted and I’ve been running on autopilot for quite a while.
Every year, the organization asks if staff feel supported by leadership. Heh. Most of my colleagues and I have the same consensus but nothing ever changes after filling out the useless survey.
I came across an article on Fortune about quiet cracking. Employees quietly working harder and longer without feeling reward or purpose, which fuels disengagement but still continue to meet expectations. They’re able to hold it together on the outside but inside, they’re falling apart. It’s not the same as quiet quitting, where people consciously do the bare minimum to get by.
I have colleagues who are rage applying. Applying to other entities even though we both know that they won’t ever leave. But who knows, maybe one day we all will?
I care deeply about my patients and the quality of my work. That’s never gonna change. But lately, my chronic fatigue from my anemia doesn’t help matters. Add the constant stress, the emotional load, and lack of support… it can all wear on me. I still smile. I keep my composure. I reassure others that everything will be fine. But inside, tiny cracks are appearing and I’m reminded that I’m human and I need a time out.
Are you quiet quitting, quiet cracking, or rage applying?
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