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Every week, a new workplace trend emerges. First, there was "quiet quitting" then "snail girl era" and "resenteeism" and now "quiet vacationing" is in the spotlight. Though these terms dominate headlines and the WorkTok algorithm, they are just relatively new phrases to describe an age-old problem: rampant disengagement in the global workforce. Data from Gallup recently revealed the true magnitude of this issue, revealing roughly 75% of the global workforce is either not engaged or actively disengaged from their work. This staggering statistic not only shows how unhappy workers are but also how it's hurting the economy, costing a massive $8.9 trillion (about $27,000 per person in the US) in lost productivity every year.
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