quiet cracking, n.Trivia

Unlike ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠quiet quitting, a deliberate pullback, quiet cracking describes unhappiness that builds gradually and often doesn't show in performance numbers.

The ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠term is credited to learning platform TalentLMS, whose survey said 20% of U.S. workers frequently experience it and 34% occasionally.