'Loud laboring' and 'quiet thriving' rank among the buzziest workplace trends. Here's what you should know.

• Quiet quitters and grumpy stayers grabbed headlines, but other workplace trends are gaining steam.
• More recently, "quiet thrivers" and "loud laborers" have been enjoying their time in the spotlight.

Quiet quitting may be old news, but plenty of other workplace trends are vying for its place.

Millennial and Gen Z workers often find ways to push back against toxic cultures at work, popularizing them on social media. These workers have been said to drive trends such as The Great Resignation and quiet quitting as part of a revolt against corporate America's expectation for overworking.

Now, new trends such as "quiet thriving," "loud laboring," and "lazy girl jobs" are picking up steam. Here's what you need to know about these trends.

'Quiet thriving'

"Quiet thriving" is a workplace trend that aims to help workers find joy in their jobs, especially during a difficult economic climate.

The term was coined by Lesley Alderman, a psychotherapist and journalist, in a December 2022 Washington Post article. In a separate interview with Insider's Sawdah Bhaimiya, Alderman said the strategy was about "putting yourself more in control of your work."

Alderman said she thought quiet quitting was disempowering workers, suggesting instead that employees adopt a more resilient mindset to ride out a tough landscape. Quiet thriving means incorporating small changes in your work life that "make you feel like the job is your own and it's not just being dictated to you," she told Insider.

Grumpy staying

Grumpy stayers are a type of dissatisfied workers that want to make their feelings known.

As the job market and the wave of resignations cool off, some employees are staying put but getting louder about their dissatisfaction.

Comparable to workers who loud quit, grumpy stayers will let companies know when they are unhappy with anything from return-to-office mandates to compensation.

'Loud laboring'

"Loud laborers" sit among quiet quitters and grumpy stayers in modern workplaces.

Dubbed the noisier cousin of quiet quitters, you are more likely to find "loud laborers" discussing their work rather than actually getting on with it.

These workers will likely publicize themselves and their achievements in the workplace and on professional sites such as LinkedIn. However, one expert said these self-promoting employees may negatively impact those around them.

"Loud laborers" can create an environment where visibility is more important than results, leading other workers to feel demotivated, Nicole Price, a leadership coach and workplace expert, told CNBC.

Lazy girl jobs

Lazy girl jobs are another form of backlash against overworking.

Instead of doing the bare minimum at work — a tactic employed by quiet quitters — lazy girl jobs generally refer to a low-stress role that still pays well. The trend was popularized by TikToker Gabrielle Judge back in May and has been gaining traction on the platform ever since.

However, the TikTok life hack might hurt more than a company's bottom line. One career expert told Insider that these workers could be sacrificing their own futures and putting themselves at risk of layoffs.

"The problem with having the lazy girl job is that they're the first ones to get laid off when tough times come," Marc Cenedella said. He said these workers are only "cheating themselves" as they are not developing professional skills, which will stunt career progression.