how are people even affording to resign to begin with? i actually lost my company (cleaning company) during the pandemic. i couldn't do it anyways because i have some terrible asthma
Unemployment is at its lowest level in decades right now I believe, and I think "great resignation" is a bit of a disservice IMO since people are resigning, BUT switching to crappy jobs.
It's ALWAYS about what you can walk away from - any relationship with a person or organization is a negotiation, and the more powerful of the two parties is the one that can walk away first.
Just like there are other fish in the sea, there are other jobs, other forms of work, etc. The pandemic enabled a lot of healthy soul searching and introspection - many came away with the conclusion that their current arrangement for work wasn't worth the price.
In general I've heard of 3 major groups that saw this:
1. Boomers near retirement who pulled the plug early; these hit harder because they hold most corporate operational knowledge
2. Married mothers who had to stay home for childcare who realized they'd rather stay at home; this because it's always been very marginal whether working is better than stay-at-home financial for couples.
3. Younger folks who probably never liked how work "worked" and decided they had time to try other tings
The exodus from high cost parts of the US is likely part of this introspection and enlightenment as well.
If Great Resignation is a thing, then what do people do after they resign? Assuming that they get hired by other companies, does that mean there is "Great Hiring" too?
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[ 2.0 ms ] story [ 29.7 ms ] threadThere are still people on the fence, so this will continue 1-2 more years.
Just like there are other fish in the sea, there are other jobs, other forms of work, etc. The pandemic enabled a lot of healthy soul searching and introspection - many came away with the conclusion that their current arrangement for work wasn't worth the price.
In general I've heard of 3 major groups that saw this:
1. Boomers near retirement who pulled the plug early; these hit harder because they hold most corporate operational knowledge
2. Married mothers who had to stay home for childcare who realized they'd rather stay at home; this because it's always been very marginal whether working is better than stay-at-home financial for couples.
3. Younger folks who probably never liked how work "worked" and decided they had time to try other tings
The exodus from high cost parts of the US is likely part of this introspection and enlightenment as well.