Came across the term today. This is exactly what happened to me the past several months and now have a term for it. It starts with "involving you as a subject-matter expert" in a failed project, then when tentpole people get pulled out and put elsewhere, the tent canvas falls on the remaining suckers. No negotiations, just a gradual slide into doing other people's work without realizing it. Took me a few months of long weeks and overtime (unpaid, salary) to figure out the ruse. So I"m doing a Soft Quiet Quitting, which is "failing" to do these new unnegotiated skills and pretending I don't have the aptitude. Will post how the outcome will be ....
But yeah, I'm here to tell you: If HR/Project Managers start to drag you in, meet no deadlines on time and ask dumb questions. Don't let it happen to you.
Came across the term today. This is exactly what happened to me the past several months and now have a term for it. It starts with "involving you as a subject-matter expert" in a failed project, then when tentpole people get pulled out and put elsewhere, the tent canvas falls on the remaining suckers. No negotiations, just a gradual slide into doing other people's work without realizing it. Took me a few months of long weeks and overtime (unpaid, salary) to figure out the ruse. So I"m doing a Soft Quiet Quitting, which is "failing" to do these new unnegotiated skills and pretending I don't have the aptitude. Will post how the outcome will be ....
But yeah, I'm here to tell you: If HR/Project Managers start to drag you in, meet no deadlines on time and ask dumb questions. Don't let it happen to you.