Quiet Firing: The Silent Workplace Tactic Pushing Employees Out Without Warning

• Quiet firing is a managerial tactic where employees are subtly pushed out by withdrawing opportunities and limiting responsibilities, avoiding formal dismissal.
• It thrives in ambiguity, lacking official notice or formal reasoning, often used to sidestep disputes, obligations, and legal exposure.
• Experts like Ankit Aggarwal (Unstop) and Sanjeeta Mohta (Learning Spiral) attribute it to weak feedback systems, leadership discomfort, and fear of conflict.
• Recognize it through exclusion from key projects, vanishing feedback/opportunities, and reassigned responsibilities, leaving employees functionally invisible.
• This tactic is psychologically destabilizing for employees, eroding trust and integrity, and leading to higher turnover and lower productivity for organizations.

Why It Matters: Quiet firing is a harmful, silent tactic eroding trust and employee well-being, demanding transparency and ethical management.