A corporate trainer has explained the concept of 'quiet quitting' - and says doing it could result in MORE respect from colleagues and bosses.<br /><br />Ashley Herd, 42, explains quiet quitting as either establishing work-life boundaries or as when an employee disengages with their role due to a lack of compensation and gratitude.<br /><br />According to the mum-of-two, quiet quitting can be positive if employees decide to set solid boundaries to gain respect by working efficiently and logging off at their contracted time.<br /><br />But she also warns quiet quitting can manifest as a result of hating your job and feeling you are asked to do too much without any reward or recognition.<br /><br />If that is the case, Ashley recommends employees sit down and write a list of what they enjoy about their job and reflect on what they want to do next.<br /><br />Ashley, founder of Manager Method, from Atlanta, Georgia, US, said: "Quiet quitting is the idea employees feel there's so much being asked of them without reward or compensation.<br /><br />"Employees don't feel comfortable speaking up in case they get fired.<br /><br />"They instead think I'm not going to go above and beyond or let my job takeover my life."<br /><br />Ashley claims some employees who reach this point establish healthy boundaries - leading them to have a better work-life balance<br /><br />But for others, quiet quitting could be due to losing all motivation for a job.<br /><br />She added: "If you're able to be more efficient in your working hours and log off when you're supposed to - you can become more respected.<br /><br />"Quiet quitting can be when you don't have any joy or passion for what you do, and you feel dread opening up your laptop.<br /><br />"Dreading work can become a more serious mental health issue and some people at a point will really detest what they're doing, hit boiling point and leave.<br /><br />"So, it isn't a long-term solution."<br /><br />Ashley insists if workers find themselves in this rut, they should take a step back and write a list of what they enjoy to do.<br /><br />She added: "It's important to find happiness in what you're doing.<br /><br />"Write a list - what are the things you enjoy<br /><br />"A lot of teachers experience burnout with the education system, but they might be good trainers in a corporate environment.<br /><br />"I like to think of it as playing a video game - you can set yourself short-term challenges on how to get through the day.<br /><br />"What you're doing professionally isn't forever - you just have to be a little patient and know your long-term goals<br /><br />"It can be really overwhelming.<br /><br />"People are quiet quitting because they feel they don't have another choice - but tough situations don't last forever."
