I have been thinking a lot about the Great Resignation. From my experience, people are leaving for more money for sure, but that is just one factor. The main one I have seen is that people have decided that they the culture of the company no longer aligns with where they want to be in life.
While things might have been 'fine' in non-pandemic times, they are now less tolerant of, and resilient to, corporate BS, certain executive behaviours, and internal politics. As a former colleague used to say to me, life's too short.
Many staff know better than management the health (in the broadest sense) of the company, and like the proverbial rats once the ship has foundered near land they know when it's time to get out.
It would be interesting to know if there are companies or sectors where people have not been resigning.
Hey Richard. I think that perhaps while the pandemic was in its first two years, people were opting to stay put in roles because of the certainty it gave them. As a degree of predictability increases in other aspects of their lives and / or they become more accustomed to dealing with uncertainty, the push and pull factors that might exert influence are increasing. And I think that this is partly about pay, but also about organisational culture too - you're right. But I think as well as this, there may also be a personal re-assessment or re-alignment. A realisation about what was perhaps satisfying in 2019 is less so now. So people are casting around and re-examining what might bring that increased satisfaction again. Life is indeed too short. Paying the bills is necessary, but is it sufficient to keep people in a role? That's where the flex is happening. And thanks very much for becoming a paid subscriber :)
I have been thinking a lot about the Great Resignation. From my experience, people are leaving for more money for sure, but that is just one factor. The main one I have seen is that people have decided that they the culture of the company no longer aligns with where they want to be in life.
While things might have been 'fine' in non-pandemic times, they are now less tolerant of, and resilient to, corporate BS, certain executive behaviours, and internal politics. As a former colleague used to say to me, life's too short.
Many staff know better than management the health (in the broadest sense) of the company, and like the proverbial rats once the ship has foundered near land they know when it's time to get out.
It would be interesting to know if there are companies or sectors where people have not been resigning.
Hey Richard. I think that perhaps while the pandemic was in its first two years, people were opting to stay put in roles because of the certainty it gave them. As a degree of predictability increases in other aspects of their lives and / or they become more accustomed to dealing with uncertainty, the push and pull factors that might exert influence are increasing. And I think that this is partly about pay, but also about organisational culture too - you're right. But I think as well as this, there may also be a personal re-assessment or re-alignment. A realisation about what was perhaps satisfying in 2019 is less so now. So people are casting around and re-examining what might bring that increased satisfaction again. Life is indeed too short. Paying the bills is necessary, but is it sufficient to keep people in a role? That's where the flex is happening. And thanks very much for becoming a paid subscriber :)