The workplace has gone through many changes during the Covid-19 pandemic, chief among them remote working which emptied offices and forced people to work from home during lockdowns.

It has also led to changes in attitudes to work which sparked trends including the 'great resignation' and more recently, 'quiet quitting'.

Quiet quitting doesn't actually involve quitting. Employees are 'quitting' going above and beyond. They are logging off at 5pm sharp, doing only assigned tasks, and declining to do any extra unpaid work.

It is regarded as a response to hustle culture and burnout, and while many people were not in a position to resign from their jobs, they did reassess their relationship with work and opted instead to 'quit' quietly.

Quiet quitters found their voice and millions of followers on TikTok.

In the US, TikToker Sarai Marie who posts videos under @saraisthreads, has garnered lots of views, likes and followers.

In one of her sketches, her boss 'Susan' hands files to staff member 'Veronica' asking her to get the work done by the end of the day. Veronica replies, "It's 2022. We're acting our wage, so don't give us any extra work".

The sketch ends with Veronica taking part in a Zoom meeting at 4.59pm and as the clock strikes 5pm, she shuts her laptop and goes home.

The social media post has been viewed 10.4 million times.

In another sketch, Susan asks everyone to come to work 30 minutes early "to settle in". Veronica replies, "Once corporate America stops being toxic,...

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