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I Unintentionally Joined ‘The Great Resignation’
My revelations might get you moving too
“There is a talent exodus,” Seth Morales tells us. If you’re living and working in 2021, you are no doubt aware he’s talking about Anthony Klotz’s concept of The Great Resignation.
According to Gallup, nearly half of American workers are “actively job searching or watching for opportunities.”
As I waded through ~560 days of “pandemic normal” work, though, I never for a moment thought I’d end up as part of this legion of leavers.
The best-laid plans, right?
The experience presented me with revelations that are less “how-to” and more “seriously, you should.”
Disruptions are a guarantee
Few people had a pandemic on their 2020 bingo card, but we are always being disrupted by something. Especially within the bounds of work-life — as Andris Zoltners and his colleagues suggest — people routinely fail to make big changes until something forces their hand.
Although they may feel unusual, disruptions are not uncommon. In the U.S. alone there have been more than a dozen economic recessions over the past century, each of which has transformed some element of work.
