Why Workers Just Won’t Stop Quitting
Many experts believed the Great Resignation was just a product of pandemic chaos. Yet workers keep leaving their jobs – and this trend may stick. Plus, why you may know less than you think.
Why the Great Resignation shows little sign of slowing
When people first began leaving their jobs en masse in early 2021, experts generally believed the Great Resignation was a direct side effect of pandemic chaos and uncertainty.
But something unexpected is happening now. Even with Covid restrictions mostly lifted, and the pandemic waning in many countries, the resignation letters are still piling up. Data shows not only are people still leaving positions in spades, but many workers who haven’t resigned yet plan to do so in coming months.?
Experts suggest that two factors are fuelling this trend. While the pandemic served as the trigger, the seeds of the Great Resignation were sown well before – and until the deep-rooted factors causing workers to quit are addressed, resignations are unlikely to subside.?
→ Read more from Kate Morgan on why workers keep quitting.
The 'illusion of knowledge' that makes people overconfident
It’s easy to think you’re an endless source of knowledge. And while you might have plenty of skills and be great at your job, it’s quite likely you know less than you think.
Assuming we know more than we truly do is known as the ‘illusion of knowledge’. Many of us go through life completely oblivious to this intellectual arrogance and its consequences. The good news is that some psychologists suggest there may be some simple ways to avoid this pervasive thinking trap.
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→ Read more from David Robson on the phenomenon that often dupes us.??
How workplace bullying went remote
For some employees, remote work has provided relief and distance from the everyday distress of dealing with in-office bullying incidents: think exclusion or public humiliation, for instance.
Yet there is also evidence that, as companies have increasingly switched to remote and hybrid models, workplace bullying has not only continued but thrived, often in more subtle ways – especially as technology has opened new avenues for unkind behaviour.?What’s more? It’s harder to spot this virtual bad behaviour in the remote workplace.
→ Read more from Joanna York on why bullying is on the rise – and how to combat it.
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2 年It’s a mixture of things really, but I think it boils down to two main things. Working from home and companies not rewarding their staff who have stayed with them. People are realising that loyalty mostly works one way in a company. You could be loyal to your workplace for years, stay put, invest your time, and be sidelined and cast over for new opportunities. Your previous accomplishments are quickly forgotten, and before you realise it, you have stagnated. There are companies out there that reward their staff, who have stuck by them, by providing competitive salaries, but these are hard to come by. In a nutshell, people have realised their self worth, and will leave their current role for a better offer. For others, it may be a mix of flexibility; with work from home being the biggest change in the last two years, the call back to the office has left people realising that they can do their roles effectively from home, and still be productive without the commute and the daily lunch expenditure. Some companies are resistant to embrace this change, so people have been put in a position to seek roles elsewhere for the flexibility they have come to love over the past 2-3 years.
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2 年Toxic workplace can be a reason.
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