Have you ever asked a colleague for help on an issue you knew was authorized and asked a question but did not get a complete and clear answer? Moreover, I am sure that it was strange for him to say that he did not know about a subject, like your name, for which you are sure that he knows the answer.
We are witnessing how much the aforementioned ‘silent’ concepts have created the agenda in social media lately. Although these seem like new concepts, we learn how some situations that have been going on for years are called today, thanks to the undeniable power of social media.
He could have helped if he wanted to, he chose not to.
You have started a new job and are in the orientation process. At this stage, many of your coworkers may seem cute to you and say that you can ask for help with anything without hesitation. When things get busy, for some reason you can’t see these people around you. Your colleagues will put you off, they don’t know what you’re asking, and you can never come to a conclusion.
Sometimes you may even be insistent on going forward and begging to learn something. Maybe they just aren’t available to you. Kahoot! spokesperson describes silent restraint as a new work-life trend in which employees do not share valuable work-related information with colleagues and keep it to themselves.
Kahoot! The research results among employees on the platform were one of the best examples of ‘silent restraint’.
A report by Kahoot! officials highlights that although employees have important business information, 58% of them tend to hide this information from other colleagues. This is pretty creepy data.
Kahoot! spokesperson says in an interview that “hiding important and valuable information about the job from other employees will negatively affect productivity at work.”
‘Generation Z’ is also at work at this point.
Coming from a system where all generations compete individually, everyone wants to secure themselves both in education and business. This is quite understandable. Even if we do our job well in positions where our place can be easily filled in any business environment, we can feel on edge because of endless competition.
No matter how wrong it is to consciously keep information to oneself, this situation usually develops naturally. In the researches, it was concluded that the group most prone to the tendency to perform silent restraint in business life is the Z generation with a rate of 77%. Today’s new generation of adults have their guard up against the competition in the business environment.
It’s a problem that affects the uninterrupted progress of things.
In an era where the bread is much deeper than the lion’s mouth, perhaps we can empathically understand the reasons for silent restraint. However, it is not difficult to deduce that there are situations that should not be included in professional business life. Experts emphasize that remote working models are the leading cause of this situation.
We have the potential to easily spend people with whom we are not in the same environment and therefore do not have a bond or share outside of work. Silent restraint is at high levels even among those working in the same work environment, while silent restraint among remote workers is somewhat innocent.
The biggest damage is written to companies and companies.
Unfortunately, there is no winner in this business. Individual success and gains are short-term for the group that hides information and uses it for themselves. Because as a result of the silent restriction, the companies and companies we work with are actually the biggest hit.
In such business environments where egos collide, it is inevitable that areas of dominance will turn into battlefields.
If you would like to take a look at our enlightening content on other popular topics of business life such as ‘Silent Resignation’ and ‘Quiet Dismissal’, you can find it here.
Sources: Fox Business, Unleash
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