Thank you for clarifying the “Great Resignation”. Most people I knew over the years did not resign of their own volition. Aside from the fact that they missed a year of resignations during Covid, it takes a lot for people to just up and leave a longstanding job. All the stars had to be in place. And-So glad we have satellite imagery! Proof positive for anyone who doubted Russia’s cruelty and genocide.
First - I was just getting ready to check the score of last nights game - and voila! right there in the newsletter. I though UNC could pull it off - 15 ahead at half time but Kansas is such a strong team. Kudos to all of the amazing student athletes. It's such a great time of year! Thanks for all the info on the Great Resignation. Enlightening. I work with many people who are employed through big Tech. Although I don't see a lot of them resigning I see them hitting the pause button in some ways, because like others, the lines have become blurred between work and home. Long hours, endless meetings (small apartments) makes people question if they want to stay or not - despite the amazing benefits many these companies offer. I see another impact of the pandemic - relationships. Its really interesting to see how it has affected relationships - in both good and not so good way. So, its not the great resignation in terms of jobs but using this time in their life and with their relationships to take a step back (like we do with our jobs) evaluate where they are, if what they have is sustainable and if they want to continue. In that way, the pandemic has opened people's eyes in a different way (from my perspective with my work). Nonetheless I find the impact of the pandemic extraordinary in many different ways. And like the Klotz said in your interview, more change is on the horizon as people continue to process and make changes as more certainty comes. People assess, adapt, and then sometimes pivot. Always enjoy your newsletter.
ABSOLUTELY there is tremendous opportunity for entrepreneurial companies to best the big "corporate HR departments" who rely on Applicant Tracking System Algorithms to accept the applicants with the obvious, relevant experience at the cost of discounting or totally eliminating amazing 5-Star Employees who have the 11 qualities of a 5-Star Employee as well as the aptitudes needed for the position, but just may lack the specific industry experience.
I'll take a blank slate with the right qualities and aptitudes over a "seasoned, experienced" candidate in a heartbeat...and thanks to "The Great Resignation" there are now amazing candidates ripe for the picking for strategic employers who want to recruit, hire and retain 5-Star Employees based on objective qualities and aptitudes over "experience."
My twin sister made an interesting comment after my Facebook post about the Understandably newsletter this morning. She says she is surprised not to see not enough time off as a factor in the great resignation. When you start a new job around age 50, excuse me if two weeks’ vacation doesn't seem quite enough. Maybe not enough pay is lumped in with pay dissatisfaction?
The Prince bit was pretty cool. Incredible the footage was even found. Very cool to see the reactions from his childhood friends. We keep those we love in our hearts and memories always but seeing them again “come alive” has to be a wonderful thing.
This may be a personal variation of the "Great Resignation" story that might interest some readers. Retired for almost 30 years, I may have experienced my own recent version of this revolutionary development. I have been using a Windows database software app I coded in 1984 in Basic for Windows 3.1. It's been working for me as a budgeting and bookkeeping Graphical User Interface (GUI) tool through all the Windows updates up to and including Windows 7. It didn't work in Windows 8.0, though. So in 2014 I had to move it to a Virtual desktop (running Win 7) to keep it usable. However, in the six months I decided the application was getting too old, ugly, and quirky. In January of this year I purchased a Python 3 programming book and a video course introducing Python. Having picked up the basics of the language, I've now started designing the GUI for the new bookkeeping program (sorry, it won't be available for distribution -- it's exclusively for my personal use). What do you think? Am I responding to the same kind of motivation as many of the world's employees might be?
Thank you for clarifying the “Great Resignation”. Most people I knew over the years did not resign of their own volition. Aside from the fact that they missed a year of resignations during Covid, it takes a lot for people to just up and leave a longstanding job. All the stars had to be in place. And-So glad we have satellite imagery! Proof positive for anyone who doubted Russia’s cruelty and genocide.
First - I was just getting ready to check the score of last nights game - and voila! right there in the newsletter. I though UNC could pull it off - 15 ahead at half time but Kansas is such a strong team. Kudos to all of the amazing student athletes. It's such a great time of year! Thanks for all the info on the Great Resignation. Enlightening. I work with many people who are employed through big Tech. Although I don't see a lot of them resigning I see them hitting the pause button in some ways, because like others, the lines have become blurred between work and home. Long hours, endless meetings (small apartments) makes people question if they want to stay or not - despite the amazing benefits many these companies offer. I see another impact of the pandemic - relationships. Its really interesting to see how it has affected relationships - in both good and not so good way. So, its not the great resignation in terms of jobs but using this time in their life and with their relationships to take a step back (like we do with our jobs) evaluate where they are, if what they have is sustainable and if they want to continue. In that way, the pandemic has opened people's eyes in a different way (from my perspective with my work). Nonetheless I find the impact of the pandemic extraordinary in many different ways. And like the Klotz said in your interview, more change is on the horizon as people continue to process and make changes as more certainty comes. People assess, adapt, and then sometimes pivot. Always enjoy your newsletter.
ABSOLUTELY there is tremendous opportunity for entrepreneurial companies to best the big "corporate HR departments" who rely on Applicant Tracking System Algorithms to accept the applicants with the obvious, relevant experience at the cost of discounting or totally eliminating amazing 5-Star Employees who have the 11 qualities of a 5-Star Employee as well as the aptitudes needed for the position, but just may lack the specific industry experience.
I'll take a blank slate with the right qualities and aptitudes over a "seasoned, experienced" candidate in a heartbeat...and thanks to "The Great Resignation" there are now amazing candidates ripe for the picking for strategic employers who want to recruit, hire and retain 5-Star Employees based on objective qualities and aptitudes over "experience."
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My twin sister made an interesting comment after my Facebook post about the Understandably newsletter this morning. She says she is surprised not to see not enough time off as a factor in the great resignation. When you start a new job around age 50, excuse me if two weeks’ vacation doesn't seem quite enough. Maybe not enough pay is lumped in with pay dissatisfaction?
The Prince bit was pretty cool. Incredible the footage was even found. Very cool to see the reactions from his childhood friends. We keep those we love in our hearts and memories always but seeing them again “come alive” has to be a wonderful thing.
This may be a personal variation of the "Great Resignation" story that might interest some readers. Retired for almost 30 years, I may have experienced my own recent version of this revolutionary development. I have been using a Windows database software app I coded in 1984 in Basic for Windows 3.1. It's been working for me as a budgeting and bookkeeping Graphical User Interface (GUI) tool through all the Windows updates up to and including Windows 7. It didn't work in Windows 8.0, though. So in 2014 I had to move it to a Virtual desktop (running Win 7) to keep it usable. However, in the six months I decided the application was getting too old, ugly, and quirky. In January of this year I purchased a Python 3 programming book and a video course introducing Python. Having picked up the basics of the language, I've now started designing the GUI for the new bookkeeping program (sorry, it won't be available for distribution -- it's exclusively for my personal use). What do you think? Am I responding to the same kind of motivation as many of the world's employees might be?