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I think the 'Great Resignation' is fake news. When COVID hit people felt insecure so they stayed on jobs they would have otherwise quit. Look at any graph of r

by 99_00 5y ago

I think the 'Great Resignation' is fake news. When COVID hit people felt insecure so they stayed on jobs they would have otherwise quit. Look at any graph of resignations or quits, they dipped. We are seeing the pent up desire to quit hit the market. However, pent up desire to quit doesn't make as interesting a story. Writers and researchers can use the 'Great Resignation' narrative promote any agenda or attack any workplace philosophy they want. Then readers can argue about it endlessly. The fact that it's divorced from reality means the debate can't be resolved because the premise is flawed. Media companies and sites get an endless stream of engaging but useless content.

mschuster91 5y ago
> Look at any graph of resignations or quits, they dipped. The data there may be misrepresentative, as your local burger flipper or gas station is not likely to report people quitting jobs anywhere, and people moving off of businesses that were closed by lockdowns weren't reported consistently either. The ones hit hardest by the "great resignations" are these small-scale employers, who have barely survived two years worth of lockdowns and had to fight for both customers and employees with big-brand stores and franchise operations before that. For better or worse, the pandemic and its aftereffects will thoroughly disrupt local economies.
- 99_00 5y ago
  If the data is misrepresentative, what evidence is there for the 'Great Resignation'?
pjc50 5y ago
> Look at any graph of resignations or quits https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/hr-topics/talent-acquisition/pages/interactive-quits-level-by-year.aspx https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/hr-topics/talent-acqu... That looks like an increase to me? There was a dip for the first couple of months but the ongoing event has caused a more-than-substitution level of quits.
- 99_00 5y ago
  Pent up demand from 2020 is manifesting in 2021. Based on the chart you presented I didn't make my argument clearly or you're not understanding. https://cdn.statcdn.com/Infographic/images/normal/26186.jpeg https://cdn.statcdn.com/Infographic/images/normal/26186.jpeg

by 99_00 5y ago

mschuster91 5y ago

> Look at any graph of resignations or quits, they dipped. The data there may be misrepresentative, as your local burger flipper or gas station is not likely to report people quitting jobs anywhere, and people moving off of businesses that were closed by lockdowns weren't reported consistently either. The ones hit hardest by the "great resignations" are these small-scale employers, who have barely survived two years worth of lockdowns and had to fight for both customers and employees with big-brand stores and franchise operations before that. For better or worse, the pandemic and its aftereffects will thoroughly disrupt local economies.

99_00 5y ago
If the data is misrepresentative, what evidence is there for the 'Great Resignation'?

pjc50 5y ago

> Look at any graph of resignations or quits https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/hr-topics/talent-acquisition/pages/interactive-quits-level-by-year.aspx https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/hr-topics/talent-acqu... That looks like an increase to me? There was a dip for the first couple of months but the ongoing event has caused a more-than-substitution level of quits.

99_00 5y ago
Pent up demand from 2020 is manifesting in 2021. Based on the chart you presented I didn't make my argument clearly or you're not understanding. https://cdn.statcdn.com/Infographic/images/normal/26186.jpeg https://cdn.statcdn.com/Infographic/images/normal/26186.jpeg