The Great Resignation
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“I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill
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@mik said in The Great Resignation:
Who in the world would think this a good idea, except those who want to destroy us.
I have no idea what in the hell "The Great Resignation" is supposed to be. I haven't seen any messages online about burning up vacation leave, then quitting with no plan whatsoever because Fuck The Man.
I have seen a shitload of very clumsy conversations from people in real situations, trying to decide how much their employers are looking out for them vs. where their friends work, and whether or not now is a time for a change. Everyone and their mother is thinking that right now.
A lot of people are pushing back on companies, and are learning about other models to earn a living for the first time. That's a good thing. Obviously whatever the hell this is isn't, but it's a silly ass article.
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"Large numbers of Americans transitioned to working from home last year, and now that they’ve enjoyed the quality of life increase that remote work brings they are unwilling to return to the monotony of a desk-job." This is not the same thing as is connoted by quitting the job. And not for nuttin, the majority of workers have always been unhappy in their job, have always considered quitting.
This article says nothing much.
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I'm afraid I never made it past "If you don’t spend your days on TikTok or Reddit..."
I'm no expert, but...
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@doctor-phibes said in The Great Resignation:
I'm afraid I never made it past "If you don’t spend your days on TikTok or Reddit..."
I don't see anything to be afraid about there.
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Very interesting article. First I’ve heard of the great resignation.
I do know that companies are acutely aware of talent loss and are focusing on employee retention and client satisfaction… a clear message around stakeholder capitalism (employees first, then clients and investors are 1/3 of the equation) vs shareholder capitalism.
I don’t know how long people can go without paychecks and once the summer fun ends as in kids go back to college, cold weather possibly causes hospitalizations to rise, all this leads up to what do you do with all that free time? I suppose it is to find a better job. What if those good jobs don’t materialize, or is it a given they will?
I am also hearing that gen z is hard working and pragmatic vs the millennials? What impact will they have on the workforce?
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This sounds like an internet thing to me. I don't think anything will come of it.
Admittedly, I don't spend all my time on TikTok. Mostly because I'm not a seventeen year old girl.
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@catseye3 said in The Great Resignation:
"Large numbers of Americans transitioned to working from home last year, and now that they’ve enjoyed the quality of life increase that remote work brings they are unwilling to return to the monotony of a desk-job." This is not the same thing as is connoted by quitting the job. And not for nuttin, the majority of workers have always been unhappy in their job, have always considered quitting.
This article says nothing much.
Actually, it sez a lot.
People don't want to go back to work, for various reasons. Maybe they want to remain in their present jobs, working remotely. Maybe they don't and they want to stay home, but doing the same type work for a different employer. Maybe they want to change career paths entirely. Or maybe, they want to open their own business.
Mandatory working from home has changed the paradigm for some people.
But what happens when the employer wants them back? What happens if they start new businesses and are slammed by rampant inflation? Will they continue to dodge the cubicle, when the wolf is howling at the door?
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What happens is that employers will need to accept that the world has changed, and employees will need to accept that it hasn't changed as much as they'd have liked, and they'll compromise.
Honestly, this just looks like a big over-reaction.
