Quitting Time Everywhere: A Guide to ‘The Great Resignation’

It‘s common to see a surge in quitting when the job market is tight and there‘s a cornucopia of open positions. But what’s happening now is unlike anything we‘ve seen before.

A lasting effect of this pandemic will be a revolution in worker expectations.

With so many American workers imagining a new relationship to their careers, I set out to talk to people who either had already quit or were planning to quit their jobs.

As a record number of Americans leave their jobs, those who can’t are working themselves sick.

“In all of my reporting on the future of work, one of the most interesting and potentially profound trends is the growing skepticism around ‘careers.’”

The best economists right now are epidemiologists—and a psychologist in Texas who’s become the village explainer of the “Great Resignation.”

Can canceling a few Zoom meetings and giving people an extra week of vacation really cure a bone-deep malaise?

How do you know if you are in desperate need of change or just in a pandemic fug?

People everywhere are thinking about quitting their jobs. But how do you decide if this is the right decision for you? And if you do decide to quit, how do you give your notice and leave gracefully?

A record number of workers are quitting or taking early retirement from jobs where they feel disrespected and burned out in what is being called “The Great Resignation.” Here’s how they are getting by financially.

When the Great Resignation is over, experts believe that the recruitment market will be overrun by boomerang employees.

Quitting – particularly without a job to go to – can be emotionally challenging and carry stigma. Can the Great Resignation change that?