This is such a problem of privilege. If I announced to my parents that I was “quiet quitting” in my 20s, they would have vocally kicked my lazy ass out the door.
“Quiet quitting” doesn’t mean you quit; it means you do the job exactly within the specified parameters, and don’t go the extra mile or minute. When you see how many employers treat workers today, you’d understand.
My teens working minimum wage jobs describe how managers expect them to find their replacements/someone to cover their shift if taking a day off. Sorry, that’s a manager’s job. One got reprimanded because one had the person covering his shift not show up; the owner was in the group text where the co-worker said they’d cover, and still blamed my son.
One of my sons has had six jobs since January; I suspect it will be seven soon (that’s real “quitting”, not “quiet quitting”).