The Great Resignation

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If you've noticed some job churn at your company, it's all part of a new trend called "The Great Resignation," wherein a high number of employees are changing jobs or quitting altogether to start businesses. It's a crazy thing to see unemployment low and a lot of jobs available and an excellent opportunity for those of you who feel stuck, underpaid, or underappreciated. Dust off that résumé and make yourself known on LinkedIn. You won't have to wait long before recruiters begin to contact you for a lot of really great positions that you didn't know existed. It's fun to kick the tires and see what's out there, and you never know, you just might end up taking on a new challenge that meets all of your expectations.

The Great Resignation indeed provides opportunities for those who want to go for them, but downsides exist, and they are significant. The first downside is that for those of us left behind, life becomes difficult. Managers become paranoid, coworkers become paranoid, spouses become paranoid, and things generally go downhill from there. Those left behind must take on unfinished work, spend hours unraveling cryptic notes, and attempt to continue their work positively. It isn't easy.

Another problem is that those left behind wonder what kind of fantastic salaries and perks their former coworkers now enjoy. At the same time, they strive to maintain productivity in the midst of a sea of paranoia and suspicion.

The second downside is that it's driving salaries up. That doesn't seem like a bad thing, does it? It is a downside for the companies that have to pay those higher salaries, although some would argue that C-level executive salaries have been out of step with worker salaries for many years. I agree. CXOs make millions while the people who bear the brunt of the business continuity responsibility make five figures. However, we all know that those at the top of the corporate pyramid rarely care about those at the bottom. As

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