From 'hushed hybrid' to 'quiet vacationing,' here are the biggest workplace trends right now

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Employees are taking a stand against corporate drudgery through a slate of viral workplace trends.

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I went on a secret holiday for a month without telling my boss, using a mouse jiggler to avoid suspicion. I'd do it again.

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The tech employee took a monthlong trip to Italy but only used one week of PTO.

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Bosses are using 'silent lay-offs' and 'quiet firing' to get rid of employees. It could backfire.

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A stock image of two employees working in an office.

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Millennials and Gen Zers are 'quiet quitting' friendships, and it could backfire

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Two women smile at each other and walk with their arms interlinked while shopping (stock image)

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The latest sign of America's broken work culture: 'quiet vacationing'

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People are going on trips without telling their bosses, and it's a sign of how messed up the American workplace culture can be.

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Bosses are back in power — so get used to companies quiet cutting and quiet firing workers this year

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As more offices go back to normal, companies face a choice: Maintain a compassionate workplace or risk losing employees

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Workers experiencing hard times need support from their companies.

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This CEO says 'work-life balance is a lie.' Instead, she lives her life 'like a diversified portfolio.'

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TIAA CEO Thasunda Duckett said she no longer feels like she's failing as a parent thanks to a shift in perspective that allowed her to be 100% present during the time she sets aside for her children.

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

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Gabrielle Judge says she purposefully chose a job where she wasn't constantly challenged and quiet quit for over one and a half years.

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'Boreout' is the opposite of burnout – but can be just as harmful for workers

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Workers in a Japanese office.

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