Quiet firing. Quiet firing, silent layoffs, and stealth sackingsYes, these are all somehow different things. Between RTO mandates and PIPs, "quiet firing," which gained a lot of buzz in recent years, stayed in the spotlight in 2024. There's also "stealth sackings," coined by the Financial Times to describe firing employees over minor offenses. Other key trendsThere were also other trends that, though they lack flashy names, also shaped how we worked in 2024.

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Persons: Lauren Winans, they'll, they're, Vasil Dimitrov, There's, Amy Schabacker Dufrane, Chen Winans, reskilling Organizations: Financial Times, Resource