You’ve probably heard of Quiet Quitting, the act of only doing the tasks required of you at your job and no longer going above and beyond. Well, there’s also Quiet Firing, where your boss may not outright fire you but instead force you to resign by making you feel dissatisfied at work.

There are signs your boss might be quiet firing you. You could be feeling very happy and on top of the world when suddenly something happens that makes you feel like your job is not as important anymore. This could be anything from being ignored by your boss at meetings or getting less recognition for your work than most other employees do in the same position. It can also mean that certain responsibilities are being taken away from you without explanation or warning at all.

Quiet firing isn’t a good practice and if you notice signs that it’s being done to you, we believe you’re better off looking for another job. It’s just a way for employers to get away with not paying you a severance fee if you’re the one who ends up resigning, which is an appalling practice.

But if you want to save your job, here’s how you can know if you’re being quiet-fired at work and what you can do to change things.

Your usual projects are being reassigned to others

If your boss starts delegating your usual tasks or an important project you’re currently working on to your colleagues, without any explanation, that’s one of the clearest signs that they might be quiet-firing you. Depriving you of a sense of purpose at work will make you want to quit really quickly. 

Your boss stops talking to you

You may have noticed that your boss is no longer friendly towards you and has stopped asking questions about your work, schedule, or tasks. Maybe they’re not even in the office at the same time you are, or they’re always busy with other things when you try to communicate with them. If this happens, it’s time to reevaluate the relationship between you two. If there’s no real reason why they would do this—for example, if they’re just trying out some new ideas—then you could be being quiet-fired.

Your boss isn’t giving you important information

It can feel pretty demeaning to receive important information from your colleagues and you’re always the last one to know about work related issues. Sometimes this can mess with your schedule and tasks and you end up wasting time working on something that has already been scrapped or you miss a meeting or you struggle to meet a deadline that you weren’t aware had changed. All of that can be frustrating and can urge you to quit.

You always get the worst tasks

Have you noticed that you’re always the one being given the projects no one wants? The kind that aren’t challenging or interesting enough or are below your experience? This practice can make you feel like you’re not growing at work and you start getting bored and looking for another job.

Your workload suddenly becomes unmanageable

On the other hand, if your workload suddenly increases that you can hardly keep up, that’s another warning sign. This can mean they’ll hope you’ll burn out from all the tasks and leave to find another job. Being set up to fail isn’t worth staying and ruining your career for, so if you feel like you really can’t manage the high amount of tasks or there’s no communicating with your manager or boss, then just leave. 

You’re no longer included in meetings and emails

When you find out you weren’t invited to an important meeting or CC-ed in a company email, that can be worrying. If you’re so out of the loop in your place of work, then it can feel like you don’t matter to the company so why are you even still working there? This naturally makes you want to consider other options.

Your opinion or feedback on things isn’t asked or considered

Have you noticed that while you’re still invited to meetings and are up to date with all projects and tasks, your boss doesn’t ask for your opinion or feedback on any of them, but they do with your colleagues? Feeling like you’re the only one whose expertise isn’t respected or appreciated can be a sign that your boss wants you to leave and look for jobs elsewhere. 

If your manager also seems disinterested in talking about your professional goals and constantly ignores or postpones your requests to schedule a talk about your growth and future with the company, that can be another sign of quiet-firing.

Your boss only gives negative feedback

Feedback is a way for you to develop your skills at work, but when it’s constantly negative, it can be demoralizing. Making you feel discouraged by constantly criticizing your work and never recognizing your effort or ideas will make anyone want to leave their job fast.

Your performance reviews are bad for no reason

You feel like you’re doing a good job. More than that, you’ve been going above and beyond consistently at work. Yet your performance reviews remain poor and negative. Stop questioning whether you should be doing even more, it’s your boss’ way of saying that they want you to quit.

What should you do?

There are many possible reasons why your boss might be quiet-firing you. It could be you really aren’t performing well or they find you don’t fit with the company culture. Still, it’s their responsibility to guide or train you and if they’re unwilling to do that, it’s time to find better opportunities elsewhere.

At Remote Workmate, we have Client Success Managers who help make the relationship with client and Workmate smooth and pleasant. We make sure both sides’ needs are met by mediating and easing communication. 

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