The author of this terrible piece is Gene Marks. Some relevant background information on the writer: "Marks wrote an opinion piece discussing the trend of 'quiet quitting' and described those who engage in the practice as "not taking your job seriously" and called those who decided to just meet their obligations at their jobs, "mediocre employees" and put some of the blame of the "economic slowdown" on those who decided they didn't want to go "above and beyond" for their employees when they saw no reward for their effort." via https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Marks#Career