1 in 4 workers is considering quitting their job after the pandemic--here's why

[BigmanPigman]

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/19/1-in-4-workers-is-considering-quitting-their-job-after-the-pandemic.html

"Of the 26% of workers planning to leave their employers after the pandemic, 80% are doing so because they're concerned about their career advancement; meanwhile, 72% say the pandemic caused them to rethink their skill sets. More than half of potential job-hoppers have sought out new trainings and skills during the pandemic, possibly to prepare to change jobs in the next few months."

"The notion of jumping ship to get other offers and increase your market value tends to work better for members of dominant groups" including white men, but less so for women and minorities, Avery tells CNBC Make It. Already, people who can work remotely tend to be white, college-educated and higher-income workers. If a post-pandemic workplace accelerates this trend, it could worsen existing income inequality, Avery says."

"One result of the pandemic has been an accelerated rate of technological adoption to remain competitive, and therefore a need for learning skills," Falzon says. But in the past year, many organizations have focused less on skills training and more on shifting their business operations, as well as providing workers with emergency resources for concerns like mental health and child care."

[uponit7771]

1. Good, people need to stay competitive

[Hortensis]

2. Yes, wow that 72% of those rethought their "skill sets." Excellent.

In spite of the heavy negative tilt, this is a good trend for a shifting world.

Hey, I've changed industries and skill sets 3 times, obtaining retraining/education and requalifying for new licensing by working in the field each time. I see no reason to imagine being a woman in the job market is more of a handicap than it always has been, and hopefully less. Or that minorities will find being hired to work remotely prohibitively more difficult.

It they want it, they should go get it; and these do and are.

[genxlib]

3. I'm curious what the baseline statistic for that is in normal times

I bet there is always a constant 20% or more planning on quitting. Many jobs suck and are underpaid.

Whether they can or not is always the issue.

[ProfessorGAC]

4. Same Here!

The company from which I retired had a world class retention number (year over year).
It was nothing close to zero.
So, even in a company in the upper quintile for employee retention it was still high single digits.
And, those were mostly jobs the DIDN'T suck, in a reasonably good environment.
Great point, lib.

[Bristlecone]

7. I wondered the exact thing.

[piddyprints]

5. Well, I know 2 people

who retired because of the pandemic. Co-workers wouldn’t mask and my friends didn’t think it was worth the risk to continue working. They have both been eligible to retire for a few years but wanted to keep working longer. They don’t know each other, but their reasons are identical.

Now they’re both fully vaccinated and can enjoy the rest of their lives not working alongside the assholes.

[Raine]

6. Seems like this is a good thing, making the most out of life.

Realizing life is too short to waste when you do can better and be happier by making a change.