Gen Z is quiet quitting because we've seen Millennials suffer through economic hardship. Companies can't sell us a pipe dream.

Tue, 10/17/2023 - 05:21

Gabrielle Judge sitting on a stool. — Gabrielle Judge says she purposefully chose a job where she wasn't constantly challenged and quiet quit for over one and a half years.
Courtesy of Gabrielle Judge

Gabrielle Judge spent over a year and a half quiet quitting her software job.
Judge says she felt like there was so little upward momentum in her career before she finally quit.
She says Gen Z is trying to cement the work-life balance that millennials tried to bring to the workplace.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Gabrielle Judge, a 26-year-old content creator who "quiet quit" her last job. It has been edited for length and clarity.