loud quitting
/laʊd ˈkwɪtɪŋ/
CommonVisibly and vocally disengaging from your job, or quitting totally and publicly.
Can describe both staying in a job while openly expressing discontent, or actually resigning in a very public way. The line between the two depends on context.
Real-world examples4 examples
| # | Example | What it means | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | She posted the whole resignation letter on LinkedIn. That's loud quitting. | The person made their departure a public statement rather than a private professional move. | x, 2023 |
| 02 | Went from quiet quitting to loud quitting real fast when they denied my raise request. | A situation escalated from passive disengagement to open confrontation. | reddit, 2023 |
| 03 | His loud quitting video has 2M views. HR is freaking out. | An employee publicly documented their resignation and it went viral. | tiktok, 2023 |
| 04 | I'm not quiet quitting. I'm loud quitting. My manager is going to know exactly why. | The person is choosing to be confrontational and transparent rather than passive. | tiktok, 2023 |
Use it when
- Someone is openly expressing workplace dissatisfaction instead of keeping it private.
- Someone resigns in a public or dramatic way.
- Someone posts workplace grievances on social media while still employed.
- Someone refuses tasks or pushes back on management visibly.
Do not use it when
- Someone is quietly disengaged or just coasting.Use “quiet-quitting” instead.
- Someone resigns through normal professional channels.
Loud quitting vs quiet quitting
loud quitting
Loud quitting is visible, public, and often confrontational.
VS
quiet-quitting
Quiet quitting is invisible. You coast on the minimum without making a scene.
Origin and context
Emerged as a counterpart to quiet quitting around 2023, amplified by TikTok videos of people documenting dramatic or public resignations.
- First seen
- 2023
- Confidence
- medium
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