Turns out the Great Resignation may be followed by the Great Regret | Gene Marks

Yes, there's lots of turnover and people changing jobs - but maybe the problem isn't all with the employer

Employers across the US have been dealing with a historic shift in labor thanks to the pandemic. We know it as the Great Resignation, and the pundits have been falling over themselves to explain to us why employers are at fault. Now it looks like the Great Resignation may be followed by the Great Regret.

There's no doubt employers have a lot to learn from the unprecedented rate of job turnover. Researchers at the consulting firm McKinsey, for example, say that employees are tired, and many are grieving. They want a renewed and revised sense of purpose in their work," write its authors. They want social and interpersonal connections with their colleagues and managers. They want to feel a sense of shared identity. They want meaningful - though not necessarily in-person - interactions, not just transactions." Unfortunately, some of us are not sympathetic enough to these needs. So our employees leave.