Even as companies continue to fire employees in large numbers, a latest workplace trend is coming in hot. Rather than hiring new workers, employers are reallocating current employees to take on new projects or jobs within the company on a temporary or permanent basis. Let's find out about it more.
"Quiet hiring" is a fad that has already begun to rule the employment industry.?Amid mass-layoffs by tech companies, "quiet hiring" has gained prominence as it refers to a method of finding new talent without hiring new full-time employees and temporary in-house transfer of employees to a different department. It was named one of the nine workplace trends of the year by the technical consulting and research company Gartner.
It would be one thing if companies were quiet hiring employees to help them grow and eventually promote them to higher-paying roles. But, this is not the case and companies try to slide extra tasks under the rug without extra benefit to the employee.
According to the company, "Quiet hiring enables organisations to strategically address acute, immediate business needs by assigning existing employees to new roles, expanding existing employees' responsibilities through stretch and upskilling opportunities by hiring temporary workers to perform specific tasks or any combination of the three." This entails carefully evaluating the talent companies already have on hand and making trade-offs on where talent is most required and where the firm can afford to slow down production or reduce staff.
Depending on their mindset and how they feel about the company, workers may view quiet hiring as an open door for a new promotion down the line, but most certainly it will be seen as a disrespectful method of exploitation.
If you feel like you're being quiet hired by your company, it's best to communicate with your management team and HR before throwing in the towel. Tell them your concerns and don't be afraid to ask for a raise.
Quiet promotions and quiet hiring go hand-in-hand. It's when you're asked to do more work or help with projects, while your higher-up teases about a promotion that won't amount to anything. They may use language along the lines of, "Working on this project would be a great opportunity for growth within our company."
When you get the job done, though, nothing ever comes of it. The promotion, pay and perks you were hoping for are no where in sight.
Similarly to quiet hiring, if your work title and pay rate have remained the same but your work load has significantly increased, you've experienced a quiet promotion.
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