Yeah quiet quitting is great and all but have you tried chaotic working?
Like. I remember back in my grocery store cashier days I did so much crazy shit.
When WIC (Women, infants, and children voucher program to help low income mothers/families with children) people were in my line I would pretty much know who they were. Before the cards they had to tell us upfront they were WIC and show us their vouchers for what they were allowed to get (it was awful some times. Like. 2 gallons of milk. $4 worth of vegetables etc etc). They’d always have items hanging back, waiting to see what the total was and if they would have to take it off the belt.
I began to place the fruits/vegetables a certain way on the register scale so that like 1/2lbs of grapes read as like .28lbs or something. Then act shocked when I said that they still had X amount of lbs left. They got all their fruit and vegetables.
I think it started to kinda? Catch on to the women? Because I would have the same moms in my line month after month. And even after they switched to the cards (they worked like food stamp cards?) I’d still do the same thing. They were able to get more produce for whatever shitty max amount Indiana gave them.
Anyways. Be chaotic. It’s more fun that way.
Editing to add some context: This is from the IWW's static archive site. The IWW is a radical union with a long history. All the actions above are cool and the OP's actions reminded me of them which is why I shared this! But some of responses to this post have questioned, "why don't more workers do good work strikes instead of work stoppages?"
In many countries, some methods of worker organizing and direct action are legal and protected, and other methods are illegal. Work-stoppage strikes are legal in many countries for many industries - your boss can't get you arrested just for striking, no matter how much money it costs them. They may not even be allowed to fire you. "Good work strikes" are often illegal and your boss can fire you and call the cops on you for stealing goods and services from them. You can go to jail. A radical anarchist union member may be fine with that risk, but your average union member with a family and kids, etc, is not going to be. So if a strike is making your life harder please don't blame the workers, they may wish they could do a good work strike but it may just not be possible for them because of their circumstances.
