Quiet retiring is the same as quiet quitting except the individual is working towards retirement and they are tired of putting in all the extra work and getting nothing more or earning anything more. This fall for someone that’s within 1 to 5 years of retirement from there career and even possibly 10 years depending on their job and or age.
Person one: I’ve noticed Paul has been slowing now and just getting by with the workload.
Person two: Yeah, he’s quiet retiring now. He’s just a few years away from the gold watch.
Person two: Yeah, he’s quiet retiring now. He’s just a few years away from the gold watch.
by Hankscolts August 19, 2022

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by Le sluug November 8, 2021

Definition: The act of not providing followup warnings or taking any subsequent action after earlier warnings of perceived imminent failure were ignored. At the point of Quiet Failing the actor of Quiet Failing no longer cares as failure approaches and occurs as the actor feels it is not their problem anymore.
by Yeahthatis June 14, 2023

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by Zippypie June 1, 2018
