Job Crafting
Employees redesigning their own jobs from the inside — changing which tasks they do, who they do them with, and how they frame what the work means.
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Job craftingvsQuiet quitting
The short answer
Both are worker-initiated redefinitions of the role. Crafting expands what the job means to you; quiet quitting contracts it to the contract. Same authority claimed, opposite direction taken.
Side by side
| Aspect | Job crafting | Quiet quitting |
|---|---|---|
| Direction | Expand | Contract |
| Needs permission | No | No |
| Visible to manager | Often not | Eventually |
| Named in | 2001 | 2022 |
What each one means
Quiet Quitting
Quiet quitting is doing exactly your job and no more — meeting the requirements, but no longer volunteering, staying late, or going the extra mile. You don't leave the job; you leave the unpaid extras.
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