Unpacking Tendency of Quiet Quitting in the Generation Z: A Descriptive Analysis

This research aims to explore a descriptive analysis the tendency generation z employees of quiet quitting. Using a quantitative descriptive method, involving 343 generation z employees as participants in various industries through a questionnaire. The research instrument employed was a questionnaire distributed via Google Forms, utilizing the Quiet Quitting Scale (QQS) as the measurement tool and based on the three aspects behavior proposed by Galanis et al (2023): Detachment, lack of initiative and lack of motivation. The collected data were analyzed using SEM AMOS version 26 for Windows. The analysis results indicate that generation z employees exhibit a high level tendency of quiet quitting, suggesting that they are tend to work only to the minimum of their job responsibilities, no more, no less. They still carry out their basic duties, but do not show extra enthusiasm, extra loyalty, or participation outside of work hours and formal responsibilities. In addition, the study revealed that the majority of participants were male (52.47%), with the most common length of service being in the 1-5 years (59.76%).