New Delhi, April 13 -- Product analyst Dhriti Sinha, 27, quit her job at a Bengaluru-based multinational last month without another offer in hand. She had spent two years feeling uninspired by the work and drained by the pace of deadlines. Her typical routine was to scan job portals at night, weighing options she never acted on.

"I knew I wasn't happy for a long time," she says. "But I couldn't get myself to leave."

What finally did was this: her closest colleague resigned the week before. "It felt like the only reason I was sticking around just disappeared overnight," she says. "After that, staying didn't make sense anymore."

Sinha's story may sound specific, but it points to a broader workplace pattern, particularly among Gen Z. Call...