FFL 3.3 Quiet Quitting in Academia

Guests Dr. Lacie Barber and Dr. Jennifer Imazeki speak with Dr. D.J. Hopkins about the workplace practice known as “Quiet Quitting” and what Quiet Quitting looks like in a higher ed context. What prompts someone to choose Quiet Quitting? And what personal and institutional responses might help…? Guests Dr. Lacie Barber (she/her) is an associate professor* at San Diego State University in the psychology department. Her research focuses on worker stress and how leaders can build psychologically healthy workplaces where employees thrive. Her current projects focus on how to manage work-life balance problems arising from constant access to work emails and text messages. Follow her on Twitter: @dr_lbarber Dr. Jennifer Imazeki is a Senate Distinguished Professor and Professor of Economics at San Diego State University. Her research has focused on the economics of K-12 education, and teaching in economics. In her current role as the Associate Vice President for Faculty and Staff Diversity, she leads the Equity and Inclusion Councils, comprised of diversity liaisons from all campus units, and oversees unit-level diversity planning and campus initiatives to promote inclusive recruitment of faculty and staff. https://sites.google.com/a/mail.sdsu.edu/jenniferimazeki/ Host Dr. D.J. Hopkins (he/him) is a professor at San Diego State University. His publications focus on Shakespeare in performance and theatre in urban contexts. His current research includes immersive theatre and virtual reality. @_DJHopkins https://ttf.sdsu.edu/faculty/theatre_faculty_profiles/d.j-hopkins Further Reading Alyson Krueger. “Who Is Quiet Quitting For?” The New York Times. 23 August 2022. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/23/style/quiet-quitting-tiktok.html Greg Rosalsky and Alina Selyukh. “The economics behind 'quiet quitting' — and what we should call it instead.” NPR. 13 September 2022. https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2022/09/13/1122059402/the-economics-behind-quiet-quitting-and-what-we-should-call-it-instead See also: “You’ve Burned Out. Now What?” By Rebecca Pope-Ruark. https://www.chronicle.com/article/youve-burned-out-now-what