{"id":134403,"date":"2021-06-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-17T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trybeem.com\/blog\/workers-on-a-job-quitting-spree-what-they-plan-business-start\/"},"modified":"2024-02-15T07:28:40","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T07:28:40","slug":"workers-on-a-job-quitting-spree-what-they-plan-business-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trybeem.com\/blog\/workers-on-a-job-quitting-spree-what-they-plan-business-start\/","title":{"rendered":"Workers on a Job-Quitting Spree? Here\u2019s What They Plan On Doing Next"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As the pandemic lifts, a massive percentage of Americans are said to be leaving employers for new opportunities. At least 1 in 4 workers are considering quitting their job and this is the highest level of resignation America has seen in over two decades<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Workers are job-hopping yet again and looking for opportunities with greater flexibility, or starting their own businesses once the threat of the pandemic has subsided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s take a look at who\u2019s planning to leave, why they\u2019re leaving and what employers should be thinking about as a retain or recruit strategy \u2014 in a post-pandemic environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who\u2019s Leaving and Why<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>More than 1 in 4 workers are said to leave their employers after the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Close to 80% are doing so because they\u2019re concerned about their career advancement.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Workers who want to quit, prefer jobs with more flexibility\u2014even those who aren\u2019t considering changing jobs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>While some are looking for salary hikes to make up for a spouse&#8217;s job loss, others are burned out from pandemic workloads and stress.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Potential job-hoppers have sought out new skills during the pandemic, in preparation to change jobs in the coming months.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Over half of the office-goers prefer working remotely and say if their current company doesn\u2019t continue to offer remote-work long-term, they\u2019ll look for a company that does.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What You Should Think About Before Leaving Your Job<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re considering jumping ship on your present work situation, ensure to be prepared to face any possible storms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Switch jobs or quit only if you have enough savings \u2014 or other means of earning money through part-time gigs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The job market has hit a new level of abundance and employers are competing for top talent, so don\u2019t settle.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Planning to quit your job before deciding on what next? Consider filling that resume gap with education, travel, professional development, volunteer work, or side gigs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Quit on a high note before allowing burnout to set in. Give notice and ask for references from supervisors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Employers Should Be Thinking About<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The shift by workers into new careers is prompting employers to raise wages and offer promotions to keep hold of talent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Despite elevated unemployment rates, professionals are confident about jumping ship for better prospects that offer flexibility. This has exceedingly increased the appetite for job changes. In a situation like this, an employer\u2019s concern should be retention strategies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Employees believe in the hybrid model of working, wherein, their time between an office and remote is split. They consider this balance as an \u201cideal\u201d workplace model.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Organizations should also rethink how to maintain their company culture and help employees feel connected in a remote environment. A growing dissociation from them can make people more open to change.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the pandemic lifts, a massive percentage of Americans are said to be leaving employers for new opportunities. At least 1 in 4 workers are considering quitting their job and this is the highest level of resignation America has seen in over two decades Workers are job-hopping yet again and looking for opportunities with greater [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":221025,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2313],"tags":[68,87,89,139,276],"edited-by":[],"class_list":["post-134403","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-earn","tag-business","tag-employment","tag-entrepreneurs","tag-jobs","tag-workers"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trybeem.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134403","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trybeem.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trybeem.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trybeem.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trybeem.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=134403"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/trybeem.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134403\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trybeem.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/221025"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trybeem.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=134403"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trybeem.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=134403"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trybeem.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=134403"},{"taxonomy":"edited-by","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trybeem.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/edited-by?post=134403"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}