Define: "Conscious quitting" in Business
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The act of resigning from a position because the employer's values, environmental impact, or political stances do not align with the employee's personal ethics.
What does "Conscious quitting" actually mean?
"Rage-quitting because the company's PR team posts about data privacy on LinkedIn while management explicitly forbids you from patching a critical CVE on the Juniper SRX."
"We are seeing a rise in conscious quitting among newer cohorts who prioritize corporate social responsibility."
"I am conscious quitting because my morals prevent me from working for a leadership team that thinks rebooting the firewall is too disruptive to the sales team's afternoon."
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