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revenge quitting

revenge quitting noun: an individual or collective act or instance of employee-side termination of an employment relationship in response to lack of employer-provided opportunities for career growth or other remuneration for personal achievement. Also the present participle and gerund of revenge quit.

Noun

revenge quitting (uncountable)

  1. An individual or collective act or instance of employee-side termination of an employment relationship in response to lack of employer-provided opportunities for career growth or other remuneration for personal achievement.
    • For the time being, employers may be benefiting from unusually low turnover rates, but they shouldn't be complacent—a wave of revenge quitting is on the horizon.2024 November 19, Daniel Zhao, “Glassdoor Worklife Trends 2025”, in Glassdoor, archived from the original on 22 Nov 2024
    • This isn’t an entirely new phenomenon since it seems to be rooted in workers feeling a sense of detachment from their jobs. The idea behind revenge quitting is that workers who feel particularly burned out or frustrated may be more likely to quit with little regard for whether they leave on good...2024 December 22, Pavithra Mohan, “What is ‘revenge quitting’ – and how could it impact you in 2025”, in Chicago Tribune

Also used as

revenge quitting is also the present participle and gerund of revenge quit.

Origin of revenge quitting

From revenge + quitting, by analogy with quiet quitting.

Words formed from revenge quitting

Questions about revenge quitting

What does revenge quitting mean?
Revenge quitting means an individual or collective act or instance of employee-side termination of an employment relationship in response to lack of employer-provided opportunities for career growth or other remuneration for personal achievement.
What part of speech is revenge quitting?
Revenge quitting is a noun.

Words near revenge quitting in the dictionary

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