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The rise of quiet quitting

Published on 30th October, 2026

Quiet quitting — employees doing just enough to survive on the job while withholding any extra devotion — is quietly spreading through India's offices. Measured by rising disengagement levels, the trend maps a wider generational shift in how India's workforce relates to work itself.

An employee with a briefbag quietly disintegrating into particles, illustrating the rise of quiet quitting
Image: India Today

In a special report, India Today explores what is driving this withdrawal, why disengagement is growing even as organisations invest in retention, and what employers can do to re-engage employees before quiet quitting turns into actual quitting.

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