If your boss is asking you to do more at work for the same pay, watch out — you're being 'quiet hired'

• Some companies are cutting jobs and expecting remaining employees to do more for the same pay.

• But on the heels of an exhausting pandemic, many workers are already burned out. 
• Instead of increasing demands and expecting compliance, bosses need to build trust, said one expert.

Olivia didn't feel the water getting warmer at first.

Her workload as a part-time employment attorney at a local college started off manageable. But gradually her boss began piling on more without acknowledging that Olivia already had a lot to do.