Is quiet quitting just atlas shrugging in real life?
The folks who quit in Atlas were the talented ones. Don’t think that applies here.
It’s essentially a negative term for someone who realizes there is no longer an incentive to out perform. Vertical movement is dead by traditional metrics and pink slips get handed out at the end of every graduating semester.
One version I have heard is those who do the work they are paid to do, but don’t go beyond that.