revenge quitting
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.60 in modern English
29
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An individual or collective act or instance of employee-side termination of an employment relationship in response to lack of employer-provided opportunities for career growth or other remuneration for personal achievement.
Uncountable
verb
present participle and gerund of revenge quit
Example Sentences
- "For the time being, employers may be benefiting from unusually low turnover rates, but they shouldn't be complacent—a wave of revenge quitting is on the horizon."
- "This isn’t an entirely new phenomenon since it seems to be rooted in workers feeling a sense of detachment from their jobs. The idea behind revenge quitting is that workers who feel particularly burned out or frustrated may be more likely to quit with little regard for whether they leave on good terms with their employer."