The new work trend overtaking 'quiet quitting' as employees work their side ... trends now
Australian workers have been caught out taking part in a new work trend with some using company time to focus on their side hustle.
Millennials and Generation Z workers are among the group of employees across the country who have openly admitted to practicing the trend.
It comes as young workers look for ways on improving their work life balance with 'quiet quitting' and 'bare minimum Mondays' among the trends taking off.
Other workers have been forced to take on a second job in order to make ends meet as cost-of-living pressures continue to mount.
Melbourne worker Amy claims she is past the point of asking for a pay rise and works on her side hustle while on the clock with her primary employer.
A new work trend is overtaking the controversial practice of 'quiet quitting', with employees who work the bare minimum now using company time for their second job (stock image)
'I make art for my side hustle on company time and fully take advantage of flexible hours,' she told news.com.au.
'In my company, most people are doing 10am to 6pm, and I supposedly work 9am to 5pm, but as long as I look like I'm online at 9.55am, no one knows any different.'
Amy also takes personal time by scheduling fake half-hour meetings before or after lunch and just before the end of her work day.
A survey by comparison site Finder revealed 4.8million workers either have a second job, work longer hours or have come out of retirement early to make ends meet.
Managing Director of QA Australia Lyndal Hughes explained young workers feel they are not paid enough to give work their undivided attention and commitment.
'Research has shown that we balance our effort based on the perceived equity of the reward,' Ms Hughes said.
'Wages mean more than money, they are also an indicator of how valued we are in an organisation. Not getting an increase in wage hits morale and sense of worth, especially within a backdrop of increasing cost of living.'
Melbourne career expert Sue Ellson told FEMAIL the trends which focus on only working the bare minimum could backfire if the change in behaviour is noticed by others, particularly managers.
Growing trends such as 'Bare Minimum Monday' and 'quiet quitting' have grown in popularity fuelled by Millennial and Generation Z workers who refuse to work more than
