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'Ghost jobs' & 'monk mode' | The viral workplace buzzwords every HR leader should know

The viral workplace buzzwords every HR leader should know

New research has revealed the latest buzzwords & expressions that are set to impact the workplace in 2024 and beyond.

The study, completed by employee recognition, rewards, and benefits platform Rippl, investigated social media trends to unveil the terms and phrases that businesses, recruitment and HR professionals and Managers need to know to better understand their employees’ experience and expectations in 2024 and beyond.

Following the trends of ‘quiet quitting’ and ‘The Great Resignation’, thousands of Reddit and TikTok conversations were studied to identify patterns feeding workplace behaviours, with 11 brand-new expressions being uncovered.

The top 11 viral workplace expressions Rippl found were:

  1. Acting your wage – Putting in the considered appropriate amount of effort for the wage you earn

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