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Seen any articles about 'The Great Resignation' lately? Yep, and very few mention money as the reason why people are leaving their jobs. It's much more often a

• cableshaft 5y ago
  Wanting to make more money to keep up or get ahead versus staying put in the same job for years or sometimes decades is a re-evaluation of people's priorities. But it's not the only factor or only priority for a lot of people, sure. There's people in this very thread that say they're planning to interview because they're not getting a COLA adjustment. I already switched jobs and got a significant raise in the process this year, or else I might be joining them if I get a sub-COLA raise (it's sounding like I might based on what I've heard of the process so far). Hell, I still might later this year, I don't know. It wouldn't be the only factor for me, just a factor. Things are mostly good here, but I've stunted my income trajectory quite a bit already by staying way too long at previous jobs, and probably should play a bit more catch-up, and I'm only likely to get that by switching jobs again.
• pophenat 5y ago
  Well, actually, people quite often mention pay as a reason to quit on forums like reddit. It isn’t the trigger, but low pay and difficulties coping financially, even with multiple jobs, is one of the top reasons that makes people leave their employment.
• elpescado 5y ago
  > Yep, and very few mention money as the reason why people are leaving their jobs. It's much more often about a re-evaluation of people's priorities. Yet, somehow, the new job is almost always (much) better paid. Strange, isn't it?