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Word Wiz: Quiet Cracking

Employees need help.

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Tue Jul 01 2025

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A new "silent crisis" in the workplace, according to TalentLMS researchers, is quiet cracking. The phenomenon describes employee disengagement, decreased performance, and plans to eventually quit a job. More than half of 1,000 US workers say they are currently experiencing some level of quiet cracking, and one in five suffer the feeling either frequently or constantly.

In Quiet Cracking: A Hidden Workplace Crisis, TalentLMS reveals that training is a critical fix, as individuals without L&D opportunities are 140 percent more likely than those who have training programs to feel job insecure. Unfortunately, 42 percent of respondents haven't received any employer-provided training in the previous 12 months. That can cause quiet cracking and, in turn, lead to employee turnover.

Forty-seven percent of workers who experience quiet cracking note that their managers don't listen to their concerns, which shows a direct correlation between ineffective management and persistent unhappiness, the report notes. To avoid that, TalentLMS suggests increasing L&D and offering regular training so employees feel more confident and engaged and that their companies value them.

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