The video begins in a subway shaft, after several cuts, someone puts their hand into a bubble machine, clearly unconcerned. “Your worth is not what you achieve,” says the New York-based user who created the offscreen. He wants to establish the concept of “Leave it alone” as a self-care strategy. “You don’t quit your job, but you give up the idea of doing more than you have to. You still fulfill your duties, but you no longer follow the way people think. Riot“A culture that work should be your life.” The video was released last July, apparently saying what many young people are thinking. The hashtag #quietquitting currently has over a quarter of a million views on Tiktok.
