Meanwhile, employers are scrambling for ways to decrease turnover rates and ensure that their best employees stay happy right where they are. And guess what? They’re finding that their careers are lacking.
The question employees are asking themselves is an obvious one: “Why would I stay at a job where I’m unhappy when I know now that things can be different-that they can be better?”Įmployees are evaluating their jobs under the microscopic lens of a new, pandemic-induced perspective. The trend has held steady throughout the year, hovering around 4 million quits per month in May, June, and July. This unprecedented number was the highest on record since the Bureau of Labor Statistics began collecting data in 2002.
In April of 2021, over 4 million Americans quit their jobs.
