This 1 New Term Describes Exactly How 2025 Feels For So Many Of Us Right NowIf you feel deeply unhappy at work right now, you’re not alone. ‘Quiet Cracking’ Is Unhappiness Due To HelplessnessLicensed clinical psychologist Tanisha Ranger said quiet cracking is an experience she deals with “pretty frequently” with clients, and the silent suffering is often due to a fear of consequences. Related: Is Your Job 'Quiet Cutting' You? "Quiet cracking" is more than just one bad day, it's a persistent feeling of overwhelming dissatisfaction and unhappiness. While quiet cracking can be an unintentional funk workers get trapped in, quiet quitting, meanwhile, is “strategic, it’s intentional.

Source: Huffington Post August 21, 2025 12:11 UTC