Performance punishment
In human resources, performance punishment also known as quiet promotion refers to the burdening of high-performing employees with additional work, often without compensation or promotion.[1][2][3] It is related to quiet hiring, the practice of having an employee take on a new responsibilities or a role within their company due to need.[4] The role may be temporary or permanent, and the reassignment may not align with employee interests.[4] Quiet hiring often occurs during economic slowdowns as a cost-saving measure.[4]
Performance punishment can lead to occupational burnout, resentment, and a sense of being undervalued leading to morale loss.[1] Performance punishment of high-performers may also limit opportunities for improvement of low-performers and alternative growth opportunities for high-performers.[5] Performance punishment allows for performance deficits of low-performers to be ignored.[6]
Performance punishment can be mitigated by having work fairly distributed, promoting skills development, and transparent communication.[7]
Performance punishment and quiet hiring may negatively impact employee engagement with reassigned employees quiet quitting or mentally checking out.[8] Quiet hiring may promote the utilization of nontraditional labor pools and allow workers to gain new skills and try out new roles for career development. [9][10] Quiet hiring encourages the promotion of internal employees over external hiring.[11]
Quiet promotion
[edit]The terms quiet promotion[12][13] and quiet hiring[14][15][16] arose in response to the Great Resignation following the COVID-19 pandemic in response to quiet quitting, though the practice was previously in place. Quiet promotions may be due to a staffing shortage or cost-cutting measures.[12][17]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Barness, Sigalle (13 July 2023). "The Negative Effects of Performance Punishment". LawLine. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ Ruisi, Chris (Jan 24, 2019). "Stop Punishing Your Best Performers! Build a Culture of Employee Development". American Management Association. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ Jackson, Leah (March 14, 2023). "Are You a High Performer Who Has Reached Your Limit?". Higher Ed Jobs. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ a b c Ingram, Janica (Feb 23, 2023). "What to Know About Quiet Hiring". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ Tulgan, Bruce (February 15, 2023). "Are You Guilty of Performance Punishment? | Psychology Today". Psychology Today. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ Griffith, Daniel B. Griffith (March 14, 2023). "Are You Asking Too Much of Your High Performers?". www.higheredjobs.com. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ Jorgensen, Niki (Jun 16, 2023). "Council Post: Performance Punishments: What They Are And How To Avoid Them". Forbes. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ Ingram, Janica (Feb 23, 2023). "What to Know About Quiet Hiring". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ Castrillon, Caroline (Jan 13, 2023). "How Quiet Hiring Will Shape The Workplace". Forbes. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ Turner, Jordan (January 25, 2023). "Why Quiet Hiring is a Win-Win for Employers and Employees". Gartner. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ Atillah, Imane El (20 April 2023). "What is 'quiet hiring' and why is it trending in the workplace?". euronews. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ a b Vozza, Stephanie (Jan 17, 2023). "Have you been 'quietly promoted'? Here's what to look out for". Fast Company. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ Brower, Tracy (Feb 3, 2023). "High performers are sometimes punished with more work. Here's how to avoid getting quiet promoted". Fast Company. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ Maurer, Roy (Jan 23, 2023). "Quiet Hiring:' A New Name for a Revived Practice". SHRM. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ Stahl, Ashley (May 20, 2023). "The Real Problem Behind Quiet Quitting And Quiet Hiring". Forbes. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ Callahan, Cloey (2 February 2023). "Quiet quitting, quiet hiring, quiet thriving: Are all of these new workplace terms helpful?". WorkLife. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ Wilson, Jim (Dec 7, 2022). "Forget quiet quitting, what about 'quiet promoting'?". Canadian HR Reporter. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
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