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What if every resignation on your team is less about the role and more about the story your culture is telling?
The Workplace In-Between
Your people aren’t just leaving anymore.
They could be slipping away in silence, storming out in frustration, or turning their departures into a performance everyone else is watching. Some vanish slowly, doing just enough to be seen, while others make their exit loud, dramatic, impossible to ignore.
Every departure carries a story: resentment that built up too long, loyalty stretched too thin, energy drained until there’s nothing left to give.
And when these stories start stacking up, they don’t just mark individual exits; they signal cracks spreading across your culture.
Workplace Trends You’ll Regret Ignoring
Not every problem comes with alarms. Get to know the following workplace trends shaping today’s culture.
Disengagement in Disguise
Have you ever seen someone doing just enough to not get fired? That’s quiet quitting—when employees stick to the bare minimum instead of going the extra mile.
Sometimes it shows up as Bare Minimum Mondays, where the week starts at half-speed on purpose.
Other times it’s coffee badging, where someone drops by the office just long enough to “badge in” and prove they were there.
In all these cases, the message is the same: present in body, absent in spirit.
Exit Strategies Gone Viral
Quitting isn’t happening behind closed doors anymore—it’s becoming performative.
Revenge quitting is when someone leaves dramatically to send a message, often intentional to make others notice.
#Quittok takes it further, turning resignations into content for millions online. And then there’s the Great Resignation, the mass exodus of employees walking away in search of something better.
Today, quitting isn’t just about leaving. It’s about making a point and ensuring it comes across.
New Work Setups
The role of “employee” is changing shape. With digital nomadism, people ditch the office completely, choosing to work remotely while traveling the world.
With workcations, vacations double as work time: laptops on beaches, deadlines in hotel rooms. These setups bring freedom and flexibility, but they also blur lines between rest and work, sometimes at the cost of stability.
Culture on Mute
Not all culture problems are loud. Some are silent.
Silent firing is when companies make an employee’s job so uncomfortable or unfulfilling that they eventually leave, without ever being formally told they’re no longer wanted.
Quiet hiring flips it. Instead of backfilling open roles, employers pile more work onto current staff, often without recognition. Both may look efficient on paper, but they quietly drain trust and morale.
The DIY Job Description
When jobs don’t fit, employees start reshaping them. That’s called job crafting, when someone changes their tasks, priorities, or responsibilities to better match their strengths, passions, or boundaries.
On one hand, it shows initiative and adaptability; on the other, it’s a signal that employees are rewriting their work because the company won’t.
The Billion-Dollar Cost of Cultural Drift
Individually, workplace trends may seem like quirks. Collectively, they form a tidal wave. How?
- Productivity dips when half your team is coasting through quiet quitting.
- Deadlines slip when someone revenge-quits mid-project.
- Morale plummets when silent firing or quiet hiring leaves employees mistrustful.
- Reputation takes a hit when quitting stories go viral on TikTok.
- Leaders burn out because they’re stuck firefighting instead of building culture.
These trends aren’t going away and according to Gallup’s State of the Global Workplace, disengagement alone already cost the global economy $438 billion in lost productivity last 2024.
So, the question isn’t “how do we stop them?”
It’s “how do we build resilience so these trends don’t derail our business?”
The iSupport Worldwide Approach
Partnering with iSupport Worldwide means you don’t have to manage another timezone or worry about culture slipping through the cracks.
We take care of these day-to-day—engagement, performance, and well-being—so your offshore employees stay motivated, aligned, and ready to contribute at a high level.
Here’s what that translates to:
- More engagement: People who feel valued, stay engaged.
- Consistent quality: Supported teams produce reliable results.
- Scalable strength: You can grow without stretching your culture thin
At iSupport Worldwide, we believe great work happens when people are given the right support to deliver it.
Let’s explore what a culture-first offshore partnership looks like for you.
About the Author
Shekina P. Malonzo is a Licensed Professional Teacher and Content Developer at iSupport Worldwide, specializing in creating tailored content for the offshoring industry.
Founded in 2006, iSupport Worldwide is a US-owned offshoring leader based in the Philippines, delivering tailored solutions to enhance operational efficiency and exceed client expectations. Recognized on the Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest-growing private companies for three consecutive years, honored in Inc. Magazine’s Power Partner Awards, and a recipient of the ACES Award for Inspiring Workplaces in Asia, iSupport Worldwide embodies a commitment to excellence.