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16 PATIENT & CAREGIVER EXPERIENCE The latest talked-about workplace trend: 'Bare minimum Mondays' By Ashleigh Hollowell T he term "quiet quitting" — referring to a phenomenon in which employees reduce their enthusiasm at work and stick to the minimum expectations of their role — gained traction on social media and in the news in recent months. Now, there is a new workplace trend becoming popular: "bare minimum Mondays," Fortune reported Feb. 13. ere have been various workplace trends that have hit headlines throughout 2022. In addition to quit quitting, "quiet firing" is a phrase that also made news, referring to a trend in which managers ignore employees' requests for pay raises or promotions in hopes they will choose to leave on their own. Bare minimum Mondays refers to a practice where employees come to work to only do the bare minimum on a Monday, Fortune reported. Marisa Jo, a TikToker, has made multiple videos about the trend, which have gone viral. In one video, she said she views the mental model behind bare minimum Mondays as similar to the mental model behind quiet quitting. "It's my response to all the pressure that I felt every Sunday and Monday. It's me rejecting the idea that my productivity is more important than my well-being," she said in the video. She added, "I had to tell myself to do the bare minimum in order to not make myself sick over how productive I was being." Bare minimum Mondays is only the latest workplace trend to gain traction as workers across industries continue to report burnout. Healthcare is no exception. A recent Medscape report found physician burnout and depression continue to climb. "is means that despite all the changes, despite more flexibility, more remote work, we're not getting that work-life balance right," Jill Cotton, a career trends expert at Glassdoor, told Fortune. "When we look at what it is that employees and workers really want at the moment, it's autonomy." n Some Gen Zers hope they get laid off: Here's why By Alexis Kayser Younger generations aren't lamenting layoffs, Bloomberg reported Feb. 8. A survey conducted for Bloomberg News by the Harris Poll found that 18 percent of Gen Z respondents and 15 percent of millennial respondents would feel happy about being laid off. There are several reasons for this positive outlook on a typically harrowing life event, according to Bloomberg. The unemployment rate is the lowest it's been since 1969, and the ratio of job openings to unemployed people hit 1.9 in December — nearly setting a record. Many young people feel they can easily find a new position, and the numbers back them up. Younger generations are also more likely to see layoffs as redirection. Individuals interviewed by Bloomberg used their newfound freedom to work on "passion projects," explore freelancing, pivot to a new industry or even join exchange programs in other countries. n 60% of Americans uncomfortable with AI in medical care: 4 findings By Mackenzie Bean A majority of Americans are still uneasy about artificial intelligence being used in their own medical care, a Feb. 22 report from Pew Research Center found. To understand Americans' view of AI in healthcare, Pew researchers surveyed 11,004 U.S. adults between Dec. 12-18, 2022. Four survey findings: 1. Sixty percent of Americans said they'd feel uncomfortable if their healthcare provider relied on AI to diagnose diseases or recommend treatments. 2. Only 38 percent of respondents said AI would lead to better health outcomes. Thirty-three percent said it would cause worse outcomes, and 27 percent said it would not make much difference. 3. Americans were more concerned that healthcare would adopt AI technologies too fast (75 percent) versus too slow (23 percent). 4. Forty percent of respondents said they thought AI would reduce the number of medical mistakes, though 57 percent said it would hurt the patient-provider relationship. n