[Izkata]

You're right:

> “Quiet quitting” first hit the internet in March 2022 when a Gen-X career coach and employment influencer named Brian Creely used the phrase when discussing an Insider article about employees “coasting” at work. After that, the phrase went viral on TikTok, particularly among the app’s younger, Gen-Z-dominated user base.

https://www.thestreet.com/dictionary/quiet-quitting

I think the term shifted because one of the early descriptions was "only doing what you're paid for", which can be interpreted as either "coasting" or "restricting to 9-to-5".

That or they're actively trying to shift it to stop people from realizing coasting is a thing.