'Mental step back' | Could new 'resenteeism' trend take quiet quitting to a worrying level?

It seems like there's a buzzword for every HR issue these days. Career cushioning. The Great Resignation. Quiet Quitting. Quiet Firing.

Such has been the complexity of HR’s most pressing recruitment and retention situations over the past three years, that LinkedIn’s masses have been clamouring over themselves to coin catchphrases and buzzwords that easily sum up the issue of the day.

And now, a new term is neatly packaging up an issue that many HRDs and CPOs might currently be witnessing.

Resenteeism. According to RotaCloud, a staff-management software company which posted a blog about the term on its website: “Resenteeism describes the feeling of staying in a job despite being fundamentally unhappy. Concerns around the cost of living, job security, or a lack of preferable alternatives means that many people are choosing to stay where they are, but actively resenting it.