In many cases, employees who coast don’t want to join the Great Resignation – they prefer enjoying the comforts of being a modern-day knowledge worker. Data suggests the pandemic has made such coasting widespread: a recent survey of 11,000 US workers found 39% were doing it, while a January 2022 study by US analytics firm Gallup shows half of employees say they’re neither engaged nor disengaged at work. Often working remotely without the watchful eyes of bosses, these employees are now putting in 30-hour workweeks on a 40-hour salary. But there’s also a subset of the workforce content to just get by without doing much work. In the shake-up, some have switched into careers that align more with their values or offer better pay. Since Covid-19, employees have quit en masse and sought pandemic-era perks at different companies. “So, I’ve been happy to just collect the pay cheque.” “Work has been getting on my nerves for a while,” he adds. Rather, he’s decided simply to coast along, on a comfortable salary and in a remote set-up that suits his work-life balance. That doesn’t mean Edward is failing at his job or ignoring work he does whatever his manager needs and, because he always replies to emails and attends scheduled calls, he’s never seen to be late. “Now, I’m just turning my focus to other things and putting myself before work.” “I’ve completely mentally checked out,” says Edward, whose surname is being withheld for job-security concerns. By 1600, he’s typically done for the day. His break soon bleeds into the afternoon: 15-minute bursts of work are interspersed with prolonged bouts of cyberloafing, listening to comedy podcasts and reading (most recently, Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber – a book that explores the modern phenomenon of pointless work). During the rest of his morning, the sales employee, who works remotely for a firm based in the north-east of England, periodically checks his inbox, attends the occasional meeting and watches YouTube.Īs lunch approaches, Edward cycles to the shop, selects ingredients and cooks a gourmet meal for one. He showers, makes breakfast and grabs a coffee – all on company time.
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