Newsflash: The professional world your parents and grandparents created no longer exists. With remote work becoming the norm, historically high inflation still on the rise, and COVID-19 shake-ups, working life today requires a new approach. One trend that's grown in recent years is "quiet quitting," where employees stop going above and beyond at work. And it's not only slackers that are embracing it — according to a 2022 Gallup survey, at least half of working Americans have become quiet quitters.

Letting go of the hustle and grind attitude has spawned other trends, too, like "Bare Minimum Mondays" and the "act your wage" movement. Acting your wage was a phrase first used by financial experts like Dave Ramsey to urge people against spending beyond their means. The new version, however, is all about setting boundaries at work and protecting yourself against overly demanding managers. Here's what it means to act your wage — and whether the trend is actually worth copying.

How to act your wage at work

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If you've ever put in the bare minimum at a minimum wage job, you're already familiar with the concept of acting your wage. Now, we have social media to thank for giving it a perfectly fitting name. TikToker Sarai Marie Soto was one of the first to popularize the term "act your wage" using a fictional character named Veronica. In one video, Veronica acts her wage by refusing to put in overtime hours, communicate with her boss during vacation, or take...

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