First it was quiet quitting. Then came loud quitting.
Now? The corporate epidemic is quiet cracking.

What is it?
It’s when you’re still showing up, still doing the work — but inside, you’re unraveling.
You’re burning out silently. You’re grinding without thriving. You’re staying because the market feels risky, but the cost is your energy, health, and ambition.

Quiet cracking is dangerous because it doesn’t look like a problem — until it explodes. By the time you realize it, you’ve lost months (sometimes years) in survival mode.

Here’s your 4-question diagnostic:

If you answered “yes” to 2 or more — you’re cracking.

What to do next:

So Long to Tech’s Dream Job (NYT)

Once upon a time, landing at Google, Apple, or Meta meant fat salaries, endless perks, and a culture of freedom. Today? It’s the “shut up and grind” era.

Big Tech has matured into sprawling bureaucracies where:

The 2022–23 wave of mass layoffs (Twitter/X, Meta, Google, Amazon) reset the power dynamic — now it’s companies holding the leverage. Generative AI is adding fuel, with execs openly predicting it will replace mid-level roles.

The old glow of Silicon Valley’s “dream jobs” is fading fast. What’s replacing it is a corporate reality the rest of the world has long known: do your job, keep quiet, and be ready for change.

👉 Full article: NYT – So Long to Tech’s Dream Job

"My boss: ‘You’re doing amazing.’
Also my boss: adds 3 new projects, cuts support staff, and says ‘we’re all in this together.’"

Quiet quitting was passive resistance. Quiet cracking is silent collapse.
And here’s the corporate truth: Companies won’t notice until it’s too late — unless you notice first.

Take back your agency. Stop the crack before it breaks you.

You’ve got the Edge. Now sharpen it.

See you next week,
— Deepali Vyas
Your Elite Recruiter
Doing the research so you don’t have to.

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