Every month last year more than 4 million people voluntarily walked away from their jobs as part of what was called The Great Resignation. Although the trend initially continued into 2023 with the U.S. Bureau of Labor reporting that some 3.9 million Americans quit their jobs in March, the experts now say it’s over.
But some of the reasons that were driving so many people to quit their jobs still exist. The failure of wages to keep pace with the cost of living is certainly a factor, but so is the lack of satisfaction that many people get from their jobs. In one survey of people who had left their jobs, 92% said the pandemic made them feel that life is too short to stay in a job they weren’t passionate about.
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