Such behavior easily spread to the rest, that then also become complacent - Why clean up from others that have a good time at home? If someone wants to work less than 5 days a week, fine by me, just make that expectation very clear instead of allowing quiet quitting, not just between manager and employee, but also to the rest of the peers, to not raise any such bitter or envy.
And yes, the offenders were eventually fired for this. Drawing the line of how far it can go can be tough, post above is obviously exaggerated and more an accumulation of multiple smaller situations at different assignments.
Of course it didn't. But how else would the "why do you ask for more pay when I ask for more work" managers shame their workers into unpaid overtimes?
Quiet disagreement of any kind is just building tension and ends up harmful for all parties in the end. This should only be last resort after other options run out. Keep everybody’s expectations aligned. If that’s what quiet actually means here, I am a bit out of touch with tiktok.
But that's not always practical, so it's simpler to just reduce your output to just enough that you don't get fired. Yes it hurts the team but it's the best outcome for the quiet quitter