A recent Harvard Business Review article highlights the record-breaking number of job openings in the U.S. labor market in mid-2021. Calling it “the Great Resignation,” a key trend the article identifies is that mid-career employees are among those resigning their jobs in large numbers. These include seasoned professionals and managers — some of a company’s most valuable people.
Partly this is a direct outgrowth of working remotely during the pandemic, says Laurie McCabe, co-founder of the SMB Group. “People had a chance to reflect and decided they would rather work to live, than live to work.” So, they are opting out of returning to the workplace full-time even as restrictions are lifted.
