Residents of Kirov are "quiet quitting" due to burnout and lack of career advancement.

      The SuperJob survey included business representatives and economically active residents of Kirov. Employers call “quiet quitting” a situation when an employee consciously limits themselves to only their direct duties: avoids meetings, refuses overtime and other additional responsibilities.

      According to the survey, 27% of companies in Kirov have encountered such employee behavior. Most often employers try to resolve the problem through dialogue — 70% of the HR professionals surveyed do this. Another 33% suggest changing employees’ tasks or even moving them to a different position. In one in four companies “quiet quitting” becomes a reason to reassess an employee’s responsibilities.

      Some employers choose tougher measures: 21% stop paying bonuses and incentives, 9% cut access to free training, and 7% respond to “quiet quitting” with actual dismissal.

      Economically active city residents singled out two key reasons for such behavior. First is emotional exhaustion, cited by 54% of respondents. Second is the lack of career prospects (48%).

      Another 16% believe that “quiet quitting” can be a way to get a raise. For 13% the reason is the employee’s confidence that finding a new job is easy. Every twelfth respondent (8%) believes the problem lies in ineffective management. And 6% are sure such employees simply have a second job.

      At the same time, women are more likely than men to cite burnout as the cause (58% versus 49%). Among people under 35, fatigue as a factor in “quiet quitting” is also more common (53%).

      Respondents with higher education more often mention burnout and lack of career growth, and also view “quiet quitting” as a pressure tactic to obtain a pay raise. Those with vocational secondary education more often believe this behavior is driven by confidence in quickly finding a new job.

      Among Kirov residents with incomes of 150,000 rubles or more, burnout is named less often (45%), while lack of career prospects is cited more often (52%). In addition, 24% of high-income respondents are convinced that “quiet quitting” is used as a way to obtain additional payments.