B1 – Intermediate
There is a new workplace trend that is on the rise. It’s when an employee intentionally causes damage to an employer image to express dissatisfaction at work. This is called “revenge quitting”.
We are seeing an increase in revenge quitting because of dissatisfaction of employees with their place of work.
Read the article and be ready to talk about revenge quitting.
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2509/250922-revenge-quitting.html
Vocabulary Questions:
- What does “disgruntled” mean, “Disgruntled employees are posting details of their resignations online.” Use the word in a sentence. Give a synonym or similar expression.
- What does “handover” mean? “Examples of this are deleting data and files, not helping with the handover of duties, and exposing sensitive information.” Use the word in a sentence. Give a synonym or similar expression.
- What does “to vent rants” mean? “Other posts show workers suddenly walking off the job, viral resignation messages, or venting frustrations with rants against former bosses.” Use the idiom in a sentence. Give a synonym or similar expression.
Discussion Questions:
- What is your opinion about revenge quitting?
- “Gen Z workers were more likely to engage in revenge quitting.” Why do you think this is?
- What can employers do to prepare or respond to such actions from dissatisfied employees?
- If you know a candidate did revenge quitting on their former employers, would you hire them? Why or why not?
- Talk about an example of revenge quitting that you know of.