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July 4, 2025 35 mins
In this episode of The Working Week with entrepreneur Ben Askins - with job burnout at 66% in 2025 and global trends of “quiet-quitting” sky-rocketing, we’re asking: is our obsession with work trends and buzzwords a bad thing and what does it say about the erosion of job satisfaction in the modern workplace? 

Ben is joined by Careers Coach Phillip Holmes - who has built a loyal following on social media for his advice on how to handle toxic jobs, bosses and workplaces - to discover why 54% of us are “quiet-cracking” and 62% cite toxic workplace culture as the most common reason for leaving a job.

Whether you’re an employee “burnout blocking” as we speak and on the cusp of “revenge-quitting”, or you’re a boss baffled as to why nobody wants to work for you, this one’s for you. You’ll also get Ben’s best advice for companies and careers, and a few laughs along the way!

If that sounds like you, hit SUBSCRIBE and we’ll see you in the next episode. **Don’t forget, you can follow us wherever you get your podcasts for FREE and you’ll have access to weekly episodes 10 hours before they go live on YouTube.**

Time Stamps:
0:00 Intro
01:50 Burnout Blocking
07:20 Why Quitting is still trending in 2025
11:00 Revenge in the Workplace
14:00 Not Another One…
17:00 Reverse Mentoring in the AI Age
20:50 Ben interviews Careers Coach, Phillip Holmes
33:30 Ben’s Final Say

We’d love to hear from you! Get in touch with Ben to share your work stories - anonymously or otherwise - and he’ll answer your biggest questions. 

Follow Ben: 
📸 Instagram:   / benaskins.official   
🎥 TikTok:   / ben.askins  

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📸 Follow Phillip:
https://www.instagram.com/phillipmholmes/

Sign up for Ben’s management course here: https://www.benchmarkmanagement.co/
Order Ben’s book: http://lnk.to/MyBossIsAMoronBook

Credits:
https://www.tiktok.com/@motivationalviraltv/video/7216350537292320006?q=quiet%20quiting&t=1750852261274
https://www.tiktok.com/@shini.baobao/video/7130435501273648389?q=quiet%20quitting&t=1750853735482


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