{
  "id": 12499734,
  "title": "'Quiet firing' linked to higher levels of 'quiet quitting' among employees",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/quiet-firing-linked-to-higher-levels-of-quiet-quitting-among-employees",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-06T23:40:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-10-quiet-linked-higher-employees.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A study of the oil, gas and petroleum industry has found that \"quiet firing\" by employers is associated with higher levels of \"quiet quitting\" among employees, while strong workplace relationships can weaken that effect. The research appears in the International Journal of Business Information Systems.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}