The world of work has been disrupted by Covid-related adaptations, changing the way many see their careers. From Remote work to positions with high physical proximity, workers in the health industry, tech industry and x and y gens are taking a leap, quitting their jobs and riding the wave. Why this is happening, Employee engagement, Career design and what your company could do to manage the phenomenon Galit Rubinstein, Head of Organizational and HR Consulting and Career development at Adam Milo.

1. The Big Resignation
Galit Rubinstein, Psychologist of work and organizations

2. WWI – pushed women into the
workforce

3. The great recession in 2008

4. Covid-19 the Global Pandemic
Forced us to reimagine our lives….

5. So what is the Big Resignation?
'The big quit' as millions leave jobs in US - BBC News - Bing
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6. The Big Resignation in Numbers
• 40% of employees globally are considering quitting
• In the U.S, 4.3 Million employees have quit their jobs
• In the UK, 38% are considering leaving
• A Shortage of labor can be seen all over Europe and Asia
• Even after vaccination rates have risen and companies are calling back their employees, many are
resistant to coming back.
• Randstat study: Almost a quarter of workers (out of 6000 surveyed) are actively planning
to change employers in the next few months as part of a “great resignation” prompted by
a high number of vacancies and burnout caused by the pandemic.
• They found that 69% of them were feeling confident about moving to a new role in the
next few months, with 24% planning a change within three to six months.
• Some of those looking for new jobs were workers who during the pandemic had stayed in
roles they were unhappy with.
• The Yolo Effect The pandemic has changed how some people think about life, work, and
what they want out of both. It’s made people step back and rethink their lives. Covid has
reminded them that life is too short

7. More from the study
• Workers are not satisfied with their current jobs.
• Many are searching for better opportunities that promise many
benefits to upgrade their lifestyle.
• The Covid-19 crisis showed that workers who do not want to
comply with long hours at work feel the signs of job burnout.
• It brought conditions that were not favorable for workers, which
is why workers, especially working parents, want to change
their terms of employment.

8. Why is this happening?
(Forbes,2021)
• Limeade conducted a study, the “Great Resignation Update,”
to determine why job changers left their previous roles and
what attracted them to their new ones.
• The survey polled 1,000 U.S.-based full-time employees at
companies with 500 or more employees about burnout,
well-being and organizational care.
• All respondents started a new job in 2021 and have been
there for at least three months.

9. Some highlights of their
findings:
Forty percent of employees cited burnout as a top reason for leaving.

10. Job Dissatisfaction
Employees were so dissatisfied with their situation that more than
one-quarter (28%) of all respondents left their jobs without another
job lined up.

11. Remote work and flexibility
Employees were primarily attracted to their current job based on
the ability to work remotely (40%) and other forms of flexibility.

12. Lack of restriction
An additional 24% reported not being restricted to complete job
responsibilities during set working hours as a top attraction.

13. Overall Happiness
Job changers are generally happy they made the switch to a new
role.

14. Care
On average, respondents reported a 22% boost in feeling cared for as
an individual by their new employer and a 22% improvement in
comfort regarding disclosing a mental health condition compared with
how they felt at their previous employer.

15. The five main reasons why
employees quit: (Forbes)
1) Burnout: 40%
2) Company going through organizational changes: 34%
3) Lack of flexibility: 20%, Instances of discrimination: 20%,
4) Contributions and ideas not being valued: 20%
5) Insufficient benefits: 19%
6) Well-being not supported by the company: 16%

16. What the job switcher sought out in a
new job:
1. Ability to work remotely according to personal preference: 40%
2. Better compensation: 37%
3. Better management: 31%
4. Better company reputation: 29%
5. Better work-life balance: 26%
6. Flexible work schedule: ​​24%

17. Some questions that came up on a
spiritual level
• Do I really like my job?
• Does my company really care about me?
• What is my purpose?
• Do I really like what I do?
• Am I paid enough for what I do?
• Is my life as balanced as it should be?
• Could I do better than I have done?
• Quitting toxic jobs, toxic environments

18. What people did during Lockdown
• Turned hobbies into full time jobs
• Began trading in the stockmarket
• Began investing in Crypto
• Transitioned into Remote work
• Earnings have not kept at pace with inflation
• Work demand had increased
• Stagnation in work wage and benefits
• Gen-Z prone to switching
• 14 million people in Europe have labelled themselves as “not working” or
“not looking”

19. Sectors most affected
• Hospitality
• Manufacturing
• Technology
• Healthcare
• Sales and Services

20. The forces at play
High level
of
Burnout
Many job
vacancies
The YOLO
effect
Major Disruption
in the job market
due to Covid

21. Why is this happening?
• The pandemic accelerated digital transformation creating many job openings and a shortage of people
• Large numbers of employees transitioned to working from home
• Enjoyed the quality of life increase that remote work brings
• Unwilling to return to the monotony of a desk-job.
• Lots of managers had announced plans to bring employees back to the office and it seems many
people are simply unwilling to do so.
• Given the plethora of open jobs at the moment, the best workers have their pick of employment.
• Other workers used their down time during the pandemic to develop new skills or passions, and now
they want to find roles that allow them to incorporate those interests into their day to day lives.
• Some are seeking roles that require less of their time out of a desire to allocate more time to their
families or children.
• And then there are those who simply just don’t want to work.

22. The Yolo Effect

23. An Employee’s Market
The reality is it’s an employee’s market. There’s never been a better time to job hunt. The US Labor
Department recently reported 9.3 million job openings and there are hiring signs everywhere you
look.

25. Workers might be experiencing more freedom and confidence in the
job market than usual—leading them to make bold career moves they
would be less likely to take under other circumstances.

26. Employers will have to compete with attractive incentives to earn the
placement of the best employees, or even to fill openings in general.

27. The BIG Quit 2022 and our businesses

28. How to stop employees from quitting
If you want to stop an employee from resigning, you must offer
better working conditions and proper salaries. These two terms
are crucial for the overall job quality that you want to offer on the
market.

29. Many workers are not seeking full-time
employment and they want to find a job that does
not take too much of their time. The labor
market is full of these vacancies, and companies
need to do better to fill these jobs.

30. Signs of job burnout are evident all
around us. Companies must comply with
the rules and organize the shifts in
a way that can be manageable for each
worker.

31. Accomplishing a company’s goals and producing a
good working atmosphere is something that must
be achieved in each working environment.

32. The HR Angle – What can we do to
manage the Big Resignation?
The importance of a good HR leadership

33. Intense Focus on Employee Experience: from minor details of employee
workdays to fundamental issues of culture and purpose- will continue
to be central to everything HR does

34. Learning, Skills, and Career pathways will become business critical

35. The working environment – culture and overall feeling – does our
workplace foster employee well-being? We need to be able to deal
with the feeling of burnout

36. How this affects the business
• Costs to the Company
• Loss of productivity
• Difficulty in Recruitment
• Challenges in retention

37. What can we do to manage this and not
be caught surprised?
• Since this is an employee’s market…
• Attracting talent is more difficult
• There are many job openings and less employees to pick from
• Therefore:
• Recruitment processes must be quick and efficient
• Recruitment processes must focus on a positive candidate experience
• Upon assessing potential hires – focus on attitude, flexibility and potential to
grow and develop
• Assessment of soft skills and flexibility
• Understanding the candidates motivation is as always of upmost importance