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Quiet Quitting

מאמר באנגלית לתרגול קריאה. כולל 5 מילים חדשות עם תרגום לעברית, 3 שאלות הבנת הנקרא, 5 שאלות לשיחה. מתאים למתקדמים.

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A new work ethic has been silently spreading throughout offices, factories, and workplaces around the world. Workers are increasingly accepting the idea of "quiet quitting." Workers are gradually abandoning performing tasks that are not part of their contract in this rising phenomenon. "Quiet quitting is the process of coming to work to achieve the minimum requirements of your role in the time that you're there, then leaving. No offers of overtime, no stepping outside your designated obligations, no going the extra mile. It's the silent withdrawal of extra labor to mitigate what are perceived as unreasonable pressures," according to the website entrepreneur.com.

Quitting quietly has grown in popularity after the coronavirus outbreak. People's attitudes regarding employment are changing. They have resolved to establish a more satisfying work-life balance and avoid job burnout. Workers are abandoning unpaid tasks that they formerly performed freely at their employment. They perform the bare minimum and depart promptly at five o'clock. Some bosses retaliate with what is known as "quiet firing." This is when managers attempt to persuade staff to quit. They accomplish this by not boosting wages, neglecting employee ideas, and excluding them from meetings. According to LinkedIn research, 48% of employees had seen silent termination in the workplace.

מילים חדשות מהטקסט

  • designated /dɛzɪɡˌneɪtɪd/ adjective יָעוּדִי

    marked, separated, or given a name for a particular purpose

    This area of the office has been specially designated for printing documents.

  • going the extra mile /ɡoʊɪŋ ði ˈɛkstrə maɪl/ idiom הולך את המייל הנוסף

    to make more effort than is expected of you

    She is going the extra mile to complete the tasks.

  • mitigate /ˈmɪtəˌɡeɪt/ verb להקל

    to make something less severe or serious

    Management should endeavor to mitigate distress.

  • retaliate /rɪˈtælɪeɪt/ verb לִנְקוֹם

    to return like for like

    If you are rude to me, I shall retaliate with equal rudeness.

  • neglecting /nɪˈɡlɛktɪŋ/ verb הזנחה

    to not give enough care or attention to people or things

    She has been neglecting her studies this semester.

שאלות לשיחה

אין כאן תשובה נכונה — אלה שאלות לתרגול דיבור, לבד או מול מורה.

  1. What are your experiences of workplaces?
  2. Have you ever quit a job?
  3. What do you think of when you hear the word ‘being fired’?
  4. Do you agree or disagree with quiet quitting?
  5. What unreasonable pressures have you felt in the workplace?

בדקו את עצמכם

3 שאלות. בחרו תשובה וקבלו בדיקה מיד.

  1. What are workers embracing the concept of?

  2. What do quiet quitters want to be more fulfilling?

  3. What are employers hitting back with?

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