The Great Resignation: What It Is and What Your Organization Can Do

It’s pretty simple to understand. Millions of people across the nation have been quitting their jobs. This phenomenon, as some have called it, describes a record number of people leaving their job during and after the breakout of the pandemic. Companies everywhere are fighting to navigate the rippled effects and reevaluate their job search and talent strategies. The “Great Resignation” is a theory developed by Professor Anthony Klotz of Texas A&M University, in which he predicted large sums of people leaving their professions after the pandemic ceased and life returned to “normal.” His theory was based around the fact that a lot of people were experiencing “pandemic-related epiphanies” such as more family time, working remotely, finding passion in hobbies and projects, etc. This in turned caused people to resent going back to their regular 9-5 jobs.