If you die on the job, hypothetically, you are just another cog in the wheel,” says 24-year-old Rushabh Roymon, who works in the IT sector as cloud/tech support. Roymon is one of the many young professionals across the world who has been treating his job his job like well, a job—no extra work, no overtime…just putting in the bare minimum. This trend of quiet quitting is on the rise among professionals in their 20s and early 30s. On TikTok, the hashtag #quietquitting has gained more than 8.2 million views.

According to an article that appeared in the New York Times earlier this month, this is what the trend means: “For some, it was mentally checking out from work. For others, it became about not accepting additional work without additional pay.” A 29-year-old copywriter who didn’t wish to be identified for this article, says it is a combination of both. “You are putting in extra hours and effort, and you are not paid for those extra pitches. Very rarely does a pitch actually convert [into business],” she says.